Psalm 54:1-3

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To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction,^[a] when the Ziphites came and told Saul, “David is hiding among us, is he not?”

A Prayer in Times of Trouble

54 God, by your name deliver me,
    and by your power vindicate me.
²God, listen to my prayer,
    and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
³For the arrogant have arisen against me;
    oppressors have sought to take my life.
They do not keep God in mind!^[b]
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Psalm 54:1 Lit. maskil
Psalm 54:3 Lit. before them

International Standard Version (ISV)

Psalm 54:1-3 International Standard Version

To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction,[a] when the Ziphites came and told Saul, “David is hiding among us, is he not?”

A Prayer in Times of Trouble

Footnotes

Psalm 54:1-3

International Standard Version

To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction,^[a] when the Ziphites came and told Saul, “David is hiding among us, is he not?”