Psa 54 | LEB | STEP | For the music director, with stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?” O God, by your name save me, and by your power vindicate me.

Psalms 54

Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries

For the music director, with stringed instruments.

A maskil of David,
when the Ziphites went and said to Saul,
“Is not David hiding himself among us?” ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one}
1 O God, by your name save me,
and by your power vindicate me.
2 O God, hear my prayer;
heed the words of my mouth.
3 For foreigners have risen against me,
and ruthless men seek my life.
They have not set God before them. Selah
4 See, God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who sustain my life. ^{▼▼Or “The Lord is the sustainer of my life.”}
5 He will repay ^{▼▼According to the reading tradition (Qere)} my enemies for their ^{▼▼Hebrew “the”} evil;
in your faithfulness destroy them.
6 I will freely sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name,
O Yahweh, because it is good.
7 Because he has delivered me from all trouble,
and my eye has looked with satisfaction on my enemies.