Psalms 54

1 TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID, IN THE COMING IN OF THE ZIPHIM, AND THEY SAY TO SAUL, “IS DAVID NOT HIDING HIMSELF WITH US?” O God, save me by Your Name, and judge me by Your might.

To the chief music-maker; on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David. When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Is not David keeping himself secret among us? Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.

2 O God, hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth,

Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. (Selah)

For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah)

4 Behold, God [is] a helper to me, The Lord [is] with those supporting my soul,

See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

5 Turn back the evil to my enemies, Cut them off in Your truth.

Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

6 I sacrifice to You with a free-will offering, I thank Your Name, O YHWH, for [it is] good,

Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

7 For He delivered me from all adversity, And my eye has looked on my enemies!

Because it has been my saviour from all my trouble; and my eyes have seen the punishment of my haters.