Psalm 54

Lexham English Bible

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?”^[a]

54 O God, by your name save me,
and by your power vindicate me.
²O God, hear my prayer;
heed the words of my mouth.
³For foreigners have risen against me,
and ruthless men seek my life.
They have not set God before them. Selah
⁴See, God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who sustain my life.^[b]
⁵He will repay^[c] my enemies for their^[d] evil;
in your faithfulness destroy them.
⁶I will freely sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name,
O Yahweh, because it is good.
⁷Because he has delivered me from all trouble,
and my eye has looked with satisfaction on my enemies.

Footnotes

Psalm 54:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
Psalm 54:4 Or “The Lord is the sustainer of my life.”
Psalm 54:5 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
Psalm 54:5 Hebrew “the”

Psalm 54

Legacy Standard Bible

God Is My Helper

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A ^[a]Maskil of David. ^[b]When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

54 O God, save me by ^(A)Your name,
And render justice to me by ^(B)Your might.
²^(C)O God, hear my prayer;
^(D)Give ear to the words of my mouth.
³For strangers have ^(E)risen against me
And ^(F)ruthless men have ^(G)sought my ^[c]life;
They have ^(H)not set God before them. ^[d]Selah.

⁴Behold, ^(I)God is my helper;
The Lord is among those who ^(J)sustain my soul.
⁵He will ^(K)return the evil to my foes;
^(L)Destroy them ^(M)in Your truth.

⁶^(N)With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You;
I will give ^(O)thanks to Your name, O Yahweh, for it is good.
⁷For ^[e]He has ^(P)delivered me from all ^[f]distress,
And my eye has ^(Q)looked in triumph upon my enemies.

Footnotes

Psalm 54 Title Possibly Contemplative, Didactic, Skillful Psalm
Psalm 54 Title 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
Psalm 54:3 Or soul
Psalm 54:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
Psalm 54:7 His name; or it
Psalm 54:7 Or trouble

Psalm 54

New International Version

Psalm 54^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. When the Ziphites^(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

¹Save me^(B), O God, by your name;^(C)
vindicate me by your might.^(D)
²Hear my prayer, O God;^(E)
listen to the words of my mouth.

³Arrogant foes are attacking me;^(F)
ruthless people^(G) are trying to kill me^(H)—
people without regard for God.^[c]^(I)

⁴Surely God is my help;^(J)
the Lord is the one who sustains me.^(K)

⁵Let evil recoil^(L) on those who slander me;
in your faithfulness^(M) destroy them.

⁶I will sacrifice a freewill offering^(N) to you;
I will praise^(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.^(P)
⁷You have delivered me^(Q) from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.^(R)

Footnotes

Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Psalm 54

King James Version

54 Save 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.

Psalm 54

New King James Version

Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries

To the Chief Musician. With ^[a]stringed instruments. A ^[b]Contemplation of David ^(A)when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?”

54 Save me, O God, by Your name,
And vindicate me by Your strength.
²Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.
³For strangers have risen up against me,
And oppressors have sought after my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah

⁴Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who ^[c]uphold my life.
⁵He will repay my enemies for their evil.
^[d]Cut them off in Your ^[e]truth.

⁶I will freely sacrifice to You;
I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
⁷For He has delivered me out of all trouble;
^(B)And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.

Footnotes

Psalm 54:1 Heb. neginoth
Psalm 54:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 54:4 sustain my soul
Psalm 54:5 Destroy them
Psalm 54:5 Or faithfulness

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New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 54

Lexham English Bible

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?”^[a]

Footnotes

Psalm 54

Legacy Standard Bible

God Is My Helper

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A ^[a]Maskil of David. ^[b]When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

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Psalm 54

New International Version

Psalm 54^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. When the Ziphites^(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

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Psalm 54

King James Version

Psalm 54

New King James Version

Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries

To the Chief Musician. With ^[a]stringed instruments. A ^[b]Contemplation of David ^(A)when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?”

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Psalm 54 Lexham English Bible

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?”[a]

Footnotes

Psalm 54 Legacy Standard Bible

God Is My Helper

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A [a]Maskil of David. [b]When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

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Psalm 54 New International Version

Psalm 54[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

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Psalm 54 King James Version

Psalm 54 New King James Version

Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries

To the Chief Musician. With [a]stringed instruments. A [b]Contemplation of David (A)when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?”

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Psalm 54

Lexham English Bible

“Is not David hiding himself among us?”^[a]

Psalm 54

Legacy Standard Bible

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A ^[a]Maskil of David. ^[b]When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

Psalm 54

New International Version

Psalm 54^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. When the Ziphites^(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

Psalm 54

King James Version

Psalm 54

New King James Version

To the Chief Musician. With ^[a]stringed instruments. A ^[b]Contemplation of David ^(A)when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?”