# Psalm 57 (New King James Version)
Prayer for Safety from Enemies

##### Chapter 57
###### 1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!  
For my soul trusts in You;  
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,  
Until _these_ calamities have passed by.

###### 2 I will cry out to God Most High,  
To God who performs _all things_ for me.  

###### 3 He shall send from heaven and save me;  
He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. _Selah_  
God shall 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,  
Whose teeth _are_ spears and arrows,  
And their tongue a sharp sword.  

###### 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;  
_Let_ Your glory _be_ above all the earth.

###### 6 They 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_

###### 7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;  
I will sing and give praise.  

###### 8 Awake, my glory!  
Awake, lute and harp!  
I will awaken the dawn.

###### 9 I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples;  
I will sing to You among the nations.  

###### 10 For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,  
And Your truth unto the clouds.

###### 11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;  
_Let_ Your glory _be_ above all the earth.