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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

  1. Psalm 54 Title Possibly Contemplative, Didactic, Skillful Psalm
  2. Psalm 54 Title 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
  3. Psalm 54:3 Or soul
  4. Psalm 54:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  5. Psalm 54:7 His name; or it
  6. Psalm 54:7 Or trouble
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Psalm 54
Revised Standard Version

Prayer for Vindication

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “David is in hiding among us.”

54 Save me, O God, by thy name,
and vindicate me by thy might.
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
    give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For insolent men[a] have risen against me,
    ruthless men seek my life;
    they do not set God before them.Selah

4 Behold, God is my helper;
    the Lord is the upholder[b] of my life.
5 He will requite my enemies with evil;
    in thy faithfulness put an end to them.

6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to thee;
    I will give thanks to thy name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For thou hast delivered me from every trouble,
    and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:3 Another reading is strangers
  2. Psalm 54:4 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb of or with those who uphold
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1 Samuel 23:19-25
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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.

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  1. 1 Samuel 23:19 Lit right side
  2. 1 Samuel 23:19 Or the desert
  3. 1 Samuel 23:24 Lit right side
  4. 1 Samuel 23:24 Or the desert
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1 Samuel 23:19-25
Revised Standard Version

19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gib′e-ah, saying, “Does not David hide among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachi′lah, which is south of Jeshi′mon? 20 Now come down, O king, according to all your heart’s desire to come down; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king’s hand.” 21 And Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord; for you have had compassion on me. 22 Go, make yet more sure; know and see the place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for it is told me that he is very cunning. 23 See therefore, and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.” 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph ahead of Saul.

Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Ma′on, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshi′mon. 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told; therefore he went down to the rock which is[a] in the wilderness of Ma′on. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Ma′on.

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  1. 1 Samuel 23:25 Gk: Heb and dwelt
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