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Psalm 54
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Psalm 54

For the music leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil[a] of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding among us?”

54 God! Save me by your name;
    defend me by your might!
2 God! Hear my prayer;
    listen to the words of my mouth!

3 The proud have come up against me;
    violent people want me dead.
    They pay no attention to God. Selah

4 But look here: God is my helper;
    my Lord sustains my life.
5 He will bring disaster on my opponents.
    By your faithfulness, God, destroy them!

6 I will sacrifice to you freely;
    I will give thanks to your name, Lord,
        because it’s so good,
7         and because God has delivered me
        from every distress.
    My eyes have seen my enemies’ defeat.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 Perhaps instruction
  2. Psalm 54:7 Heb lacks defeat.
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Psalm 54
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Psalm 54[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

1 Save me(B), O God, by your name;(C)
    vindicate me by your might.(D)
2 Hear my prayer, O God;(E)
    listen to the words of my mouth.

3 Arrogant foes are attacking me;(F)
    ruthless people(G) are trying to kill me(H)—
    people without regard for God.[c](I)

4 Surely God is my help;(J)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.(K)

5 Let evil recoil(L) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(M) destroy them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering(N) to you;
    I will praise(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.(P)
7 You have delivered me(Q) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
  2. Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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