Psalms 54

1 To the choirmaster with stringed instruments a poem of David. When came the Ziphites and they said to Saul ¿ not [is] David hiding himself with us. O God by name your save me and by strength your you will vindicate me.

For the music director. With stringed instruments. A psalm (maskil) of David, concerning the time when the Ziphites came to Saul and told him, “David is hiding among us.” God, because of your very nature, please save me! Vindicate me by your power!

2 O God hear prayer my give ear! to [the] words of mouth my.

God, please hear my prayer; listen to what I'm saying.

3 For strangers - they have risen up on me and ruthless [people] they have sought life my not they have set God to before themselves (Selah)

For strangers are coming to attack me—violent men who don't care about God are trying to kill me. (Selah)

4 Here! God [is] a helper of me [the] Lord [is] [those who] sustain life my.

But God helps me; the Lord saves my life!

5 (May he bring back *Q(K)*) the evil to enemies my in faithfulness your destroy them.

The evil my enemies have done will come back upon them. I depend on you to destroy them.

6 In voluntariness I will sacrifice to you I will give thanks to name your O Yahweh for [it is] good.

I will happily offer a sacrifice to you; I will praise the kind of person you are, Lord, for you are good.

7 For from every trouble he has delivered me and on enemies my it has looked eye my.

For he has saved me from all my troubles; and I have seen those who hated me defeated.