Psalm 54

English Standard Version Anglicised

The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with ^(A)stringed instruments. A Maskil^[a] of David, ^(B)when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

54 O God, save me by your ^(C)name,
    and vindicate me by your might.
²O God, ^(D)hear my prayer;
    give ear to the words of my mouth.
³^(E)For ^(F)strangers^[b] have risen against me;
    ruthless men ^(G)seek my life;
    they do not set God before themselves. Selah
⁴Behold, ^(H)God is my helper;
    the Lord is the upholder of my life.
⁵He will return the evil to my enemies;
    in your ^(I)faithfulness ^(J)put an end to them.
⁶With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
    I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, ^(K)for it is good.
⁷For he has delivered me from every trouble,
    and my eye has ^(L)looked in triumph on my enemies.

Footnotes

Psalm 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

Psalm 54 English Standard Version Anglicised

The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Maskil[a] of David, (B)when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

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Psalm 54

English Standard Version Anglicised

To the choirmaster: with ^(A)stringed instruments. A Maskil^[a] of David, ^(B)when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”