Psalm 54

Complete Jewish Bible

54 ⁽⁰⁾For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, ²when the Zifim came and told Sha’ul, “David is hiding with us”:

³⁽¹⁾God, deliver me by your name;
in your power, vindicate me.
⁴⁽²⁾God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words from my mouth.
⁵⁽³⁾For foreigners are rising against me,
violent men are seeking my life;
they give no thought to God. (Selah)

⁶⁽⁴⁾But God is helping me;
Adonai is my support.
⁷⁽⁵⁾May he repay the evil
to those who are lying in wait for me.
In your faithfulness, destroy them!
⁸⁽⁶⁾Then I will generously sacrifice to you;
I will praise your name, Adonai,
because it is good,
⁹⁽⁷⁾because he rescued me from all trouble,
and my eyes look with triumph at my enemies.

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?”

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

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

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Psalm 54

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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?”

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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?”

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Psalm 54

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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?”