Prayer for Safety from Enemies
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave.
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
aAnd in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
bUntil these calamities have passed by.
For my soul trusts in You;
aAnd in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
bUntil these calamities have passed by.
3 aHe shall send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches the one who1 would swallow me up. Selah
God bshall send forth His mercy and His truth.
He reproaches the one who1 would swallow me up. Selah
God bshall send forth His mercy and His truth.
4 My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
aWhose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
aWhose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
6 aThey have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah
My soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Psalms 57:1.
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