Psalms 54
54
Confident Prayer in Great Peril
1For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David, 2when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “David is hiding among us.”#1 Sm 23:19; 26:1.
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3O God, by your name#By your name: one is present in one’s name, hence God as revealed to human beings. save me.
By your strength defend my cause.
4O God, hear my prayer.
Listen to the words of my mouth.
5Strangers have risen against me;
the ruthless seek my life;
they do not keep God before them.#Ps 86:14.
Selah
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6God is present as my helper;#Ps 118:7.
the Lord sustains my life.
7Turn back the evil upon my foes;
in your faithfulness, destroy them.#Ps 143:12.
8Then I will offer you generous sacrifice
and give thanks to your name, Lord, for it is good.
9Because it has rescued me from every trouble,
and my eyes look down on my foes.#Ps 59:11; 91:8; 92:12.
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Psalm 54
54
A Prayer for Protection from Enemies
To the chief Musician on Neg´inoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphim came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?#1 Sam 23.19; 26.1.
1Save me, O God, by thy name,
and judge me by thy strength.
2Hear my prayer, O God;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3For strangers are risen up against me,
and oppressors seek after my soul:
they have not set God before them. Selah.
4Behold, God is mine helper:
the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies:
cut them off in thy truth.
6I will freely sacrifice unto thee:
I will praise thy name, O Lord;
for it is good.
7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble:
and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
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