Psalm 54

Bön om räddning från fiender

För sångmästaren, med stränginstrument, en sång av David, när sifiterna kom och sade till Saul: "David håller sig gömd hos oss."

Gud, fräls mig genom ditt namn,
    skaffa mig rätt genom din makt.
Gud, hör min bön,
    lyssna till orden från min mun.
Ty främlingar reser sig upp mot mig,
våldsmän står efter mitt liv.
    De har ej Gud för sina ögon. Sela.

Se, Gud är min hjälpare,
    Herren uppehåller min själ.
Det onda skall falla tillbaka på mina förföljare,
förgör dem, du som är trofast.
Med villigt hjärta vill jag offra till dig,
jag skall prisa ditt namn, Herre,
    ty det är gott.
Ur all nöd räddar han mig,
    mitt öga ser mina fienders fall.

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?”

54 Save me, God, by your name.
    Vindicate me in your might.
Hear my prayer, God.
    Listen to the words of my mouth.
For strangers have risen up against me.
    Violent men have sought after my soul.
    They haven’t set God before them. Selah.
Behold, God is my helper.
    The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.
He will repay the evil to my enemies.
    Destroy them in your truth.
With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you.
    I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.
For he has delivered me out of all trouble.
    My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

Psalm 54[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

Save me(B), O God, by your name;(C)
    vindicate me by your might.(D)
Hear my prayer, O God;(E)
    listen to the words of my mouth.

Arrogant foes are attacking me;(F)
    ruthless people(G) are trying to kill me(H)
    people without regard for God.[c](I)

Surely God is my help;(J)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.(K)

Let evil recoil(L) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(M) destroy them.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering(N) to you;
    I will praise(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.(P)
You have delivered me(Q) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
  2. Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.