Salmi 54
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Invocazione al Dio che rende giustizia
54 Al maestro del coro. Per strumenti a corda. Maskil.
Di Davide.
2 Dopo che gli Zifei vennero da Saul a dirgli: «Ecco, Davide se ne sta nascosto presso di noi».
3 Dio, per il tuo nome, salvami,
per la tua potenza rendimi giustizia.
4 Dio, ascolta la mia preghiera,
porgi l'orecchio alle parole della mia bocca;
5 poiché sono insorti contro di me gli arroganti
e i prepotenti insidiano la mia vita,
davanti a sé non pongono Dio.
6 Ecco, Dio è il mio aiuto,
il Signore mi sostiene.
7 Fà ricadere il male sui miei nemici,
nella tua fedeltà disperdili.
8 Di tutto cuore ti offrirò un sacrificio,
Signore, loderò il tuo nome perché è buono;
9 da ogni angoscia mi hai liberato
e il mio occhio ha sfidato i miei nemici.
Psalm 54
King James Version
54 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
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).
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