57:4 I am surrounded by lions;

I lie down ¹  among those who want to devour me; ² 

men whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are a sharp sword. ³ 

57:1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; ⁵  a prayer ⁶  of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. ⁷ 

Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me!

For in you I have taken shelter. ⁸ 

In the shadow of your wings ⁹  I take shelter

until trouble passes.