Psalms 57

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 57?

  1. Prisoner of Hope — Jars of Clay (2008) Psalms 57:1

    The opening closely adapts the psalm’s image of refuge in the shadow of God’s wings. The subsequent invitation to remain sheltered while threatening weather exhausts itself reinforces the psalm’s protection-until-danger-passes pattern.

  2. Safe in Your Arms — Josh Baldwin, kalley (2020) Psalms 57:1

    The bridge unmistakably adopts the psalm's image of finding refuge beneath God's wings, presenting divine protection as the singer's shelter.

  3. Awaken — Elevation Worship (2010) Psalms 57:1-4

    The song closely adapts this psalm's heavenly rescue, refuge beneath God's wings, danger depicted as lions, and confidence in God's enduring purpose. Its call for inward awakening and public praise of divine love also follows the psalm's concluding movement.

  4. We Exalt Your Name — Kari Jobe (2012) Psalms 57:5

    The chorus closely adapts the Psalm's appeal for God to be exalted above the heavens. The same wording also appears in Psalm 108:5, so the precise source cannot be distinguished from the lyrics alone.

  5. You Are Good (Live) — SEU Worship & Chelsea Plank & Jacob Lynch (2024) Psalms 57:7-8

    The call for the soul to awaken and sing closely reflects David's summons to his own soul in a passage centered on steadfast worship amid danger.

  6. I Will Follow You (Live) — Kristene DiMarco (2015) Psalms 57:7

    The opening declaration closely reproduces the psalm's affirmation of a steadfast heart addressed to God. The song's later acknowledgment of fear also fits the psalm's setting of trust amid threat.

  7. Something Big — John Waller (2007) Psalms 57:8

    The image of musical praise awakening the dawn closely adapts this verse's distinctive personification. The same image also appears in Psalm 108:2.

  8. Awakening — Chris Tomlin (2010) Psalms 57:8-9

    The repeated summons for the soul to awaken and sing closely adapts the psalmist's self-directed call to awaken for praise. The song's dawn imagery reinforces the connection to this passage.

  9. Awake My Soul — Sean Feucht (2014) Psalms 57:8-9

    The chorus closely adapts the psalmist's command for his inner being to awaken for worship. The closing invitation to worldwide praise also aligns with the following verse's praise among the nations.

Psalms 57 (King James Version)

1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.