Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 57:

Praise and Assurance under Persecution

A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,

for in thee my soul takes refuge;

in the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge,

till the storms of destruction pass by.

2 I cry to God Most High,

to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

3 He will send from heaven and save me,

he will put to shame those who trample upon me. Selah

God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

4 I lie in the midst of lions

that greedily devour the sons of men;

their teeth are spears and arrows,

their tongues sharp swords.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let thy glory be over all the earth!

6 They set a net for my steps;

my soul was bowed down.

They dug a pit in my way,

but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

7 My heart is steadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast!

I will sing and make melody!

8 Awake, my soul!

Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

9 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to thee among the nations.

10 For thy steadfast love is great to the heavens,

thy faithfulness to the clouds.

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let thy glory be over all the earth!

Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

Psalm 58:

Prayer for Vengeance

A Miktam of David.

58 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?

Do you judge the sons of men uprightly?

2 Nay, in your hearts you devise wrongs;

your hands deal out violence on earth.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb,

they err from their birth, speaking lies.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

6 O God, break the teeth in their mouths;

tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

7 Let them vanish like water that runs away;

like grass let them be trodden down and wither.

8 Let them be like the snail which dissolves into slime,

like the untimely birth that never sees the sun.

9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,

whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!

10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11 Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;

surely there is a God who judges on earth.”