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.
O God, (D)hear my prayer;
    give ear to the words of my mouth.

(E)For (F)strangers[b] have risen against me;
    ruthless men (G)seek my life;
    they do not set God before themselves. Selah

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

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
    I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, (K)for it is good.
For he has delivered me from every trouble,
    and my eye has (L)looked in triumph on my enemies.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)

Molitva za opravdanje

Voditelju zbora. Uz žičana glazbala. Davidov »maskil«. Kad su Zifijci došli i rekli Šaulu: »David se skriva kod nas.«

54 Spasi me, Bože, svojim imenom,
    opravdaj me svojom silom.
Bože, čuj molitvu koju molim,
    poslušaj riječi koje govorim.
Na mene su se podigli oholi,
    moj život traže silnici
    koje za Boga nije briga. Selah

Ali, evo, Bog mi pomaže,
    moj Gospodar je s onima
    koji su mi podrška.
On će se osvetiti mojim neprijateljima.
    Bože, budi mi vjeran i uništi ih.
Prinijet ću ti žrtvu dragovoljnu,
    zahvaljivat ću, BOŽE,
    za dobrotu tvome imenu.
Jer, ti si me izbavio iz svih nevolja
    i svojim sam očima vidio poraz neprijatelja.