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Psalm 54

David wrote this special song for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments. It was when the men of Ziph went to Saul and they said, ‘David is hiding with us.’

God keeps me safe [ a ]

54 God, you are great, so please help me!
Use your power to show that I am right.
2 God, hear my prayer,
and listen carefully to what I am saying.
3 Strangers are attacking me!
Cruel people want to kill me.
They do not respect you, God. [ b ]
Selah.
4 But I know that God is the one who gives me help.
My Lord takes care of me.
5 Pay back my enemies with their own evil.
Please do what you have promised
and destroy them.
6 I choose to offer a sacrifice to thank you.
Lord , you are always good,
so I want to praise your name.
7 Yes, God has saved me from all my trouble.
When I looked at my enemies,
I see that I have won against them. [ c ]

Footnotes

  1. 54:1 Saul wanted to kill David. David went to Ziph to hide from Saul. Ziph was near where David's family lived. David gave help to the people of Ziph to fight their enemies. But the men of Ziph told Saul where David was.
  2. 54:3 In verses 1-3 David is asking for help because of who God is.
  3. 54:7 In verses 4-7 David has received God's help, so he praises God for who he is (his name).

To the director: With instruments. A maskil of David written when the Ziphites went to Saul and told him, “We think David is hiding among our people.”

54 God, use your power and save me.
Use your great power to set me free. [ a ]
2 God, listen to my prayer.
Listen to what I say.
3 Strangers who don’t even think about God have turned against me.
Those powerful men are trying to kill me. Selah

4 Look, my God will help me.
My Lord will support me.
5 He will punish the people who turned against me.
God, be faithful to me and destroy them.

6 Lord , I will give freewill offerings to you.
I will praise your good name.
7 You saved me from all my troubles.
I saw my enemies defeated.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 Literally, “God, save me with your name, judge me with your might.”

54 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord ; for it is good.

7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

For the music director; on stringed instruments. A [ a ] Maskil of David, [ b ] when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is David not keeping himself hidden among us?”

54 Save me, God, by ( A ) Your name,
And [ c ] vindicate me by ( B ) Your power.
2 ( C ) Hear my prayer, God;
( D ) Listen to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have ( E ) risen against me
And ( F ) violent men have ( G ) sought my [ d ] life;
They have ( H ) not set God before them. Selah

4 Behold, ( I ) God is my helper;
The Lord is [ e ] the ( J ) sustainer of my soul.
5 [ f ] He will ( K ) pay back the evil to my enemies;
[ g ] ( L ) Destroy them ( M ) in Your [ h ] faithfulness.

6 [ i ] ( N ) Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will ( O ) praise Your name, Lord , for it is good.
7 For [ j ] He has ( P ) saved me from all [ k ] trouble,
And my eye has ( Q ) looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54 Title Possibly Contemplative ; or Didactic ; or Skillful Psalm
  2. Psalm 54 Title 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
  3. Psalm 54:1 Lit judge
  4. Psalm 54:3 Or soul
  5. Psalm 54:4 Lit as those who sustain
  6. Psalm 54:5 LXX; MT The evil will return
  7. Psalm 54:5 Or Put to silence
  8. Psalm 54:5 Or truth
  9. Psalm 54:6 Or With a voluntary offering
  10. Psalm 54:7 Or it ; i.e., His name
  11. Psalm 54:7 Or distress

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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