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
The Lord Upholds My Life
To the choirmaster: with #Ps. 4, title stringed instruments. A Maskil#54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, #1 Sam. 23:19; 26:1when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”
1O God, save me by your #Ps. 5:11; 52:9name,
and vindicate me by your might.
2O God, #See Ps. 55:1hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
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Ps. 86:14 For #Ps. 18:44; 144:7; Isa. 25:5 strangers#54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14) have risen against me;
ruthless men #[1 Sam. 23:15]seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4Behold, #Ps. 118:7God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your #[Ps. 89:49] faithfulness #Ps. 143:12put an end to them.
6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, #Ps. 52:9for it is good.
7For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has #Ps. 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7looked in triumph on my enemies.
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