Psalm 57:4-6

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁴ My life is among lions; I must lie among those who are aflame—the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let Your glory be over all the earth!

⁶ They set a net for my steps; my very life was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way; into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!