Psalm 54:3-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
I
3 O God, by your name[a] save me.
By your strength defend my cause.
4 O God, hear my prayer.
Listen to the words of my mouth.
5 Strangers have risen against me;
the ruthless seek my life;
they do not keep God before them.(A)
Selah
II
6 God is present as my helper;(B)
the Lord sustains my life.
7 Turn back the evil upon my foes;
in your faithfulness, destroy them.(C)
8 Then I will offer you generous sacrifice
and give thanks to your name, Lord, for it is good.
Footnotes
- 54:3 By your name: one is present in one’s name, hence God as revealed to human beings.
Psalm 54:3-7
Good News Translation
3 Proud people are coming to attack me;
cruel people are trying to kill me—
those who do not care about God.
4 But God is my helper.
The Lord is my defender.
5 May God use their own evil to punish my enemies.
He will destroy them because he is faithful.
6 I will gladly offer you a sacrifice, O Lord;
I will give you thanks
because you are good.
7 You have rescued me from all my troubles,
and I have seen my enemies defeated.
Psalm 54:3-7
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 For the insolent have risen against me,
the ruthless seek my life;
they do not set God before them.Selah
4 But surely, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of[a] my life.
5 He will repay my enemies for their evil.
In your faithfulness, put an end to them.
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:4 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb is of those who uphold or is with those who uphold
Psalm 54:3-7
New American Standard Bible
3 For strangers have (A)risen against me
And (B)violent men have (C)sought my [a]life;
They have (D)not set God before them. Selah
4 Behold, (E)God is my helper;
The Lord is [b]the (F)sustainer of my soul.
5 [c]He will (G)pay back the evil to my enemies;
[d](H)Destroy them (I)in Your [e]faithfulness.
6 [f](J)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will (K)praise Your name, Lord, for it is good.
7 For [g]He has (L)saved me from all [h]trouble,
And my eye has (M)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:3 Or soul
- Psalm 54:4 Lit as those who sustain
- Psalm 54:5 LXX; MT The evil will return
- Psalm 54:5 Or Put to silence
- Psalm 54:5 Or truth
- Psalm 54:6 Or With a voluntary offering
- Psalm 54:7 Or it; i.e., His name
- Psalm 54:7 Or distress
Psalm 54:3-7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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