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Psalm 54
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Psalm 54

Prayer for Vindication

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “David is in hiding among us.”

1 Save me, O God, by your name,
    and vindicate me by your might.(A)
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
    give ear to the words of my mouth.(B)

3 For the insolent have risen against me;
    the ruthless seek my life;
    they do not set God before them. Selah(C)

4 But surely, God is my helper;
    the Lord is the upholder of[a] my life.(D)
5 He will repay my enemies for their evil.
    In your faithfulness, put an end to them.(E)

6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
    I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.(F)
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
    and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.(G)

Footnotes

  1. 54.4 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb is of those who uphold or is with those who uphold
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Psalm 54
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Psalm 54

Prayer for Deliverance

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil. When the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding among us?”(A)

1 God, save me by Your name,
and vindicate me by Your might!(B)
2 God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth.(C)
3 For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.[a](D)Selah

4 God is my helper;
the Lord is the sustainer of my life.[b](E)
5 He will repay my adversaries for their evil.
Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.(F)

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.(G)
I will praise Your name, Yahweh,
because it is good.(H)
7 For He has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked down on my enemies.(I)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:3 Lit They do not set God before them
  2. Psalm 54:4 Or is with those who sustain my life
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