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 stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, ‘David is in hiding among us’. Save me, O God, by your name, by your power secure for me justice.

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

Listen, O God, to my prayer, attend 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 proud men have risen against me, and terrible men seek my life, men who do not set God before them. (Selah)

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

But see! God is my helper, the Lord is sustaining my life.

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

Let their evil fall back on my foes: cut them off in your faithfulness, Lord.

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

Then will I bring you glad sacrifice, praising your gracious name;

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

for from all distress you have saved me, and feasted my eyes on my foes.