For strangers have (A)risen against me
And (B)violent men have (C)sought my [a]life;
They have (D)not set God before them. [b]Selah.

Behold, (E)God is my helper;
The Lord is [c]the (F)sustainer of my soul.
[d]He will (G)recompense the evil to [e]my foes;
[f](H)Destroy them (I)in Your [g]faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:3 Or soul
  2. Psalm 54:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  3. Psalm 54:4 Lit as those who sustain
  4. Psalm 54:5 Lit The evil will return
  5. Psalm 54:5 Or those who lie in wait for me
  6. Psalm 54:5 Or Put to silence
  7. Psalm 54:5 Or truth