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.
²O 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

⁴Behold, ^(H)God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
⁵He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your ^(I)faithfulness ^(J)put an end to them.

⁶With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, ^(K)for it is good.
⁷For 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 63

English Standard Version

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, ^(A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, you are my God; ^(B)earnestly I seek you;
    ^(C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in ^(D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
²So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
    beholding ^(E)your power and glory.
³Because your ^(F)steadfast love is better than life,
    my lips will praise you.
⁴So I will bless you ^(G)as long as I live;
    in your ^(H)name I will ^(I)lift up my hands.

⁵My soul will be ^(J)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
⁶when I remember you ^(K)upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in ^(L)the watches of the night;
⁷for you have been my help,
    and in ^(M)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
⁸My soul ^(N)clings to you;
    your right hand ^(O)upholds me.

⁹But those who seek to destroy my life
    ^(P)shall go down into ^(Q)the depths of the earth;
¹⁰they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
    they shall be a portion for jackals.
¹¹But ^(R)the king shall rejoice in God;
    all who ^(S)swear by him shall exult,
    ^(T)for the mouths of ^(U)liars will be stopped.