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For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?”

54 Save me, God, by your name.
    Vindicate me in your might.
Hear my prayer, God.
    Listen to the words of my mouth.
For strangers have risen up against me.
    Violent men have sought after my soul.
    They haven’t set God before them. Selah.
Behold, God is my helper.
    The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.
He will repay the evil to my enemies.
    Destroy them in your truth.
With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you.
    I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.
For he has delivered me out of all trouble.
    My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

Psalm 54

Prayer for Deliverance

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

God, save me by your name,
and vindicate me by your might!(B)
God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words from my mouth.(C)
For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men intend to kill me.
They do not let God guide them.[a](D)Selah

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

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you.(G)
I will praise your name, Lord,
because it is good.(H)
For he has rescued me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked down on my enemies.(I)

Footnotes

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