Psalm 57:1-2

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Psalm 57

Praise and Assurance under Persecution

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

¹Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    until the destroying storms pass by.
²I cry to God Most High,
    to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

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