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 of the music. To be sung on stringed instruments A psalm of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?” Save me, O God! by thy name, And by thy strength defend my cause!

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 enemies have risen up against me, And oppressors seek my life; They have not set God before their eyes. (Pause)

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

Behold! God is my helper; The Lord is the support of my life.

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

He will repay evil to my enemies; For thy truth's sake, O God! cut them off!

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

With a willing heart will I sacrifice to thee; I will praise 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 thou hast delivered me from all trouble, So that my eye hath looked with joy upon my enemies!