Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is David not keeping himself hidden among us?”
54 Save me, God, by (A)Your name,
And vindicate me by (B)Your power.
2 (C)Hear my prayer, God;
(D)Listen to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have (E)risen against me
And (F)violent men have (G)sought my life;
They have (H)not set God before them. Selah
4 Behold, (I)God is my helper;
The Lord is the (J)sustainer of my soul.
5 He will (K)pay back the evil to my enemies;
(L)Destroy them (M)in Your faithfulness.
6 (N)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will (O)praise Your name, Lord, for it is good.
7 For He has (P)saved me from all trouble,
And my eye has (Q)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54 Title
- Psalm 54 Title
- Psalm 54:1
- Psalm 54:3
- Psalm 54:4
- Psalm 54:5
- Psalm 54:5
- Psalm 54:5
- Psalm 54:6
- Psalm 54:7
- Psalm 54:7
Cross references
- Psalm 54:1 : Ps 20:1
- Psalm 54:1 : 2 Chr 20:6
- Psalm 54:2 : Ps 17:6; 55:1
- Psalm 54:2 : Ps 5:1
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps 86:14
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:1, 4, 11
- Psalm 54:3 : 1 Sam 20:1; 25:29; Ps 40:14; 63:9; 70:2
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps 36:1
- Psalm 54:4 : Ps 30:10; 37:40; 118:7
- Psalm 54:4 : Ps 37:17, 24; 41:12; 51:12; 145:14; Is 41:10
- Psalm 54:5 : Ps 94:23
- Psalm 54:5 : Ps 143:12
- Psalm 54:5 : Ps 89:49; 96:13; Is 42:3
- Psalm 54:6 : Num 15:3; Ps 116:17
- Psalm 54:6 : Ps 50:14
- Psalm 54:7 : Ps 34:6
- Psalm 54:7 : Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7
