Psalm 54
New King James Version
Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries
To the Chief Musician. With [a]stringed instruments. A [b]Contemplation of David (A)when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?”
54 Save me, O God, by Your name,
And vindicate me by Your strength.
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have risen up against me,
And oppressors have sought after my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah
4 Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who [c]uphold my life.
5 He will repay my enemies for their evil.
[d]Cut them off in Your [e]truth.
6 I will freely sacrifice to You;
I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For He has delivered me out of all trouble;
(B)And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 Heb. neginoth
- Psalm 54:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 54:4 sustain my soul
- Psalm 54:5 Destroy them
- Psalm 54:5 Or faithfulness
Psalm 54
English Standard Version
The Lord Upholds My Life
To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Maskil[a] of David, (B)when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”
54 O God, save me by your (C)name,
and vindicate me by your might.
2 O God, (D)hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 (E)For (F)strangers[b] have risen against me;
ruthless men (G)seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4 Behold, (H)God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5 He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your (I)faithfulness (J)put an end to them.
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, (K)for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has (L)looked in triumph on my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)
Psalm 54
EasyEnglish Bible
David wrote this special song for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments. It was when the men of Ziph went to Saul and they said, ‘David is hiding with us.’
God keeps me safe[a]
54 God, you are great, so please help me!
Use your power to show that I am right.
2 God, hear my prayer,
and listen carefully to what I am saying.
3 Strangers are attacking me!
Cruel people want to kill me.
They do not respect you, God.[b]
Selah.
4 But I know that God is the one who gives me help.
My Lord takes care of me.
5 Pay back my enemies with their own evil.
Please do what you have promised
and destroy them.
6 I choose to offer a sacrifice to thank you.
Lord, you are always good,
so I want to praise your name.
7 Yes, God has saved me from all my trouble.
When I looked at my enemies,
I see that I have won against them.[c]
Footnotes
- 54:1 Saul wanted to kill David. David went to Ziph to hide from Saul. Ziph was near where David's family lived. David gave help to the people of Ziph to fight their enemies. But the men of Ziph told Saul where David was.
- 54:3 In verses 1-3 David is asking for help because of who God is.
- 54:7 In verses 4-7 David has received God's help, so he praises God for who he is (his name).
Salmos 54
La Biblia de las Américas
Oración pidiendo socorro divino
Para el director del coro; con instrumentos de cuerda. Masquil[a] de David, cuando los zifeos vinieron y dijeron a Saúl: ¿No está David escondido entre nosotros?[b]
54 ¡Sálvame! Oh Dios, por tu nombre(A),
y hazme justicia[c] con tu poder(B).
2 Escucha mi oración(C), oh Dios,
presta oído a las palabras de mi boca(D).
3 Porque extraños se han levantado contra mí,
y hombres violentos(E) buscan mi vida[d](F);
no han puesto a Dios delante de sí(G). (Selah[e])
4 He aquí, Dios es el que me ayuda(H);
el Señor es el que sostiene[f] mi alma(I).
5 Él devolverá el mal[g] a mis enemigos[h](J);
destrúyelos(K) por tu fidelidad[i](L).
6 Voluntariamente[j] sacrificaré a ti(M);
alabaré[k] tu nombre(N), oh Señor, porque es bueno.
7 Porque Él[l] me ha librado de toda angustia(O),
y mis ojos han visto a mis enemigos derrotados(P).
Footnotes
- Salmos 54:1 Posiblemente, Salmo didáctico, o contemplativo
- Salmos 54:1 Véase 1 Sam. 23:19; 26:1
- Salmos 54:1 Lit., júzgame
- Salmos 54:3 Lit., alma
- Salmos 54:3 Posiblemente, Pausa, Crescendo, o Interludio
- Salmos 54:4 Lit., está con los que sostienen
- Salmos 54:5 Lit., El mal volverá
- Salmos 54:5 O, los que me asechan
- Salmos 54:5 O, cállalos en tu verdad
- Salmos 54:6 O, Con ofrenda voluntaria
- Salmos 54:6 O, daré gracias a
- Salmos 54:7 O, este; i.e., el nombre de Dios
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