Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”
54 Save me, O God, by (A)Your name,
And vindicate me by (B)Your power.
2 (C)Hear my prayer, O God;
(D)Give ear 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)recompense the evil to my foes;
(L)Destroy them (M)in Your faithfulness.
6 (N)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give (O)thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For He has (P)delivered me from all trouble,
And my eye has (Q)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1
- Psalm 54:1
- Psalm 54:1
- Psalm 54:3
- Psalm 54:3
- Psalm 54:4
- Psalm 54:5
- 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
