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.

For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David: when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?' O God, save me by Thy name, and right me by Thy might.

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

O God, hear my prayer; 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 strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul; they have not set God before them. (Selah)

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

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul.

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

He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

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

With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good.

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

For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.