Psalm 54
Legacy Standard Bible
God Is My Helper
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A [a]Maskil of David. [b]When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”
54 O God, save me by (A)Your name,
And render justice to me by (B)Your might.
2 (C)O God, hear my prayer;
(D)Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have (E)risen against me
And (F)ruthless men have (G)sought my [c]life;
They have (H)not set God before them. [d]Selah.
4 Behold, (I)God is my helper;
The Lord is among those who (J)sustain my soul.
5 He will (K)return the evil to my foes;
(L)Destroy them (M)in Your truth.
6 (N)With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You;
I will give (O)thanks to Your name, O Yahweh, for it is good.
7 For [e]He has (P)delivered me from all [f]distress,
And my eye has (Q)looked in triumph upon my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54 Title Possibly Contemplative, Didactic, Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 54 Title 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
- Psalm 54:3 Or soul
- Psalm 54:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
- Psalm 54:7 His name; or it
- Psalm 54:7 Or trouble
Psalm 54
New American Standard Bible 1995
Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A [a]Maskil of David, [b]when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”
54 Save me, O God, by (A)Your name,
And [c]vindicate me by (B)Your power.
2 (C)Hear my prayer, O God;
(D)Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have (E)risen against me
And (F)violent men have (G)sought my [d]life;
They have (H)not set God before them. [e]Selah.
4 Behold, (I)God is my helper;
The Lord is [f]the (J)sustainer of my soul.
5 [g]He will (K)recompense the evil to [h]my foes;
[i](L)Destroy them (M)in Your [j]faithfulness.
6 [k](N)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give (O)thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For [l]He has (P)delivered me from all [m]trouble,
And my eye has (Q)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 54:1 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
- Psalm 54:1 Lit judge
- Psalm 54:3 Or soul
- Psalm 54:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 54:4 Lit as those who sustain
- Psalm 54:5 Lit The evil will return
- Psalm 54:5 Or those who lie in wait for me
- Psalm 54:5 Or Put to silence
- Psalm 54:5 Or truth
- Psalm 54:6 Or With a freewill offering
- Psalm 54:7 Or it; i.e. His name
- Psalm 54:7 Or distress
1 Samuel 23:19-25
Legacy Standard Bible
19 Then (A)Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on (B)the hill of Hachilah, which is on the [a]south of [b]Jeshimon? 20 So now, O king, according to all the desire of your soul to come down, come down here; and (C)our part shall be to surrender him into the king’s hand.” 21 And Saul said, “May you be blessed of Yahweh, (D)for you have had compassion on me. 22 Go now, make more sure, and know and see his place—where his very foot is—and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very crafty. 23 So see and know about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
24 Then they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of (E)Maon, in the Arabah to the [c]south of [d]Jeshimon. 25 So Saul and his men went to seek him, and they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard it and pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:19 Lit right side
- 1 Samuel 23:19 Or the desert
- 1 Samuel 23:24 Lit right side
- 1 Samuel 23:24 Or the desert
1 Samuel 23:19-25
New American Standard Bible 1995
19 Then (A)Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on (B)the hill of Hachilah, which is on the [a]south of [b]Jeshimon? 20 Now then, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to [c]do so; and (C)our part shall be to surrender him into the king’s hand.” 21 Saul said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, (D)for you have had compassion on me. 22 Go now, make more sure, and investigate and see his place where his [d]haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning. 23 So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
24 Then they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of (E)Maon, in the Arabah to the [e]south of [f]Jeshimon. 25 When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:19 Lit right side
- 1 Samuel 23:19 Or the desert
- 1 Samuel 23:20 Lit come down
- 1 Samuel 23:22 Lit foot
- 1 Samuel 23:24 Lit right side
- 1 Samuel 23:24 Or the desert
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