NASB:Psalm 54-150|Bible.eu

Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

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

¹Save me, O God, by Your name,
And ^[c]vindicate me by Your power.
²Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
³For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my ^[d]life;
They have not set God before them. ^[e]Selah.

⁴Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is ^[f]the sustainer of my soul.
⁵^[g]He will recompense the evil to ^[h]my foes;
^[i]Destroy them in Your ^[j]faithfulness.

⁶^[k]Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
⁷For ^[l]He has delivered me from all ^[m]trouble,
And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

Footnotes

Psalm 54:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 54:1 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
Psalm 54:1 Lit judge
Psalm 54:3 Or soul
Psalm 54:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
Psalm 54:4 Lit as those who sustain
Psalm 54:5 Lit The evil will return
Psalm 54:5 Or those who lie in wait for me
Psalm 54:5 Or Put to silence
Psalm 54:5 Or truth
Psalm 54:6 Or With a freewill offering
Psalm 54:7 Or it; i.e. His name
Psalm 54:7 Or distress

Psalm 54

Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

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

Footnotes

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