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Psalm 54
Good News Translation

(A)A Prayer for Protection from Enemies[a]

54 Save me by your power, O God;
    set me free by your might!
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
    listen to my words!
3 Proud people are coming to attack me;
    cruel people are trying to kill me—
    those who do not care about God.

4 But God is my helper.
    The Lord is my defender.
5 May God use their own evil to punish my enemies.
    He will destroy them because he is faithful.

6 I will gladly offer you a sacrifice, O Lord;
    I will give you thanks
    because you are good.
7 You have rescued me from all my troubles,
    and I have seen my enemies defeated.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, after the men from Ziph went to Saul and told him that David was hiding in their territory.
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Psalm 54
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Psalm 54[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

1 Save me(B), O God, by your name;(C)
    vindicate me by your might.(D)
2 Hear my prayer, O God;(E)
    listen to the words of my mouth.

3 Arrogant foes are attacking me;(F)
    ruthless people(G) are trying to kill me(H)—
    people without regard for God.[c](I)

4 Surely God is my help;(J)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.(K)

5 Let evil recoil(L) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(M) destroy them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering(N) to you;
    I will praise(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.(P)
7 You have delivered me(Q) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
  2. Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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