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.

Unto the end. In verses, the understanding of David, when the Ziphites had arrived and they said to Saul, “Has not David been hidden with us?” Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me in your virtue.

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

O God, listen to my prayer. Pay attention 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 strangers have risen up against me, and the strong have sought my soul. And they have not set God before their eyes.

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

For behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the protector of my soul.

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

Turn back the evils upon my adversaries, and ruin them by your truth.

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

I will freely sacrifice to you, and I will confess your name, O God, because it is good.

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

For you have quickly rescued me from all tribulation, and my eye has looked down upon my enemies.