Psalm 54

Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

^{Tools
1} For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A ^(a)Maskil of David, ^(b)when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

Save me, O God, by ^(A)Your name,
And ^(c)vindicate me by ^(B)Your power.

^{Tools
2}

^(C)Hear my prayer, O God;
^(D)Give ear to the words of my mouth.

^{Tools
3}

For strangers have ^(E)risen against me
And ^(F)violent men have ^(G)sought my ^(d)life;
They have ^(H)not set God before them. ^(e)Selah.

^{Tools
4}

Behold, ^(I)God is my helper;
The Lord is ^(f)the ^(J)sustainer of my soul.

^{Tools
5}

^(g)He will ^(K)recompense the evil to ^(h)my foes;
⁽ⁱ⁾^(L)Destroy them ^(M)in Your ^(j)faithfulness.

^{Tools
6}

^(k)^(N)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give ^(O)thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

^{Tools
7}

For ^(l)He has ^(P)delivered me from all ^(m)trouble,
And my eye has ^(Q)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 54:1: ['Possibly ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 54:1: ['1 Sam 23:19; 26:1']

c. Psalm 54:1: ['Lit ', judge]

d. Psalm 54:3: ['Or ', soul]

e. Psalm 54:3: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

f. Psalm 54:4: ['Lit ', as those who sustain]

g. Psalm 54:5: ['Lit ', The evil will return]

h. Psalm 54:5: ['Or ', those who lie in wait for me]

i. Psalm 54:5: ['Or ', Put to silence]

j. Psalm 54:5: ['Or ', truth]

k. Psalm 54:6: ['Or ', With a freewill offering]

l. Psalm 54:7: ['Or ', it, '; i.e. His name']

m. Psalm 54:7: ['Or ', distress]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 54:1: Psalm 20:1

C. Psalm 54:2: Psalm 17:6; Psalm 55:1

D. Psalm 54:2: Psalm 5:1

E. Psalm 54:3: Psalm 86:14

F. Psalm 54:3: Psalm 18:48; Psalm 86:14; Psalm 140:1; Psalm 140:4; Psalm 140:11

G. Psalm 54:3: 1 Samuel 20:1; 1 Samuel 25:29; Psalm 40:14; Psalm 63:9; Psalm 70:2

H. Psalm 54:3: Psalm 36:1

I. Psalm 54:4: Psalm 30:10; Psalm 37:40; Psalm 118:7

J. Psalm 54:4: Psalm 37:17; Psalm 37:24; Psalm 41:12; Psalm 51:12; Psalm 145:14; Isaiah 41:10

K. Psalm 54:5: Psalm 94:23

L. Psalm 54:5: Psalm 143:12

M. Psalm 54:5: Psalm 89:49; Psalm 96:13; Isaiah 42:3

N. Psalm 54:6: Numbers 15:3; Psalm 116:17

O. Psalm 54:6: Psalm 50:14

P. Psalm 54:7: Psalm 34:6

Q. Psalm 54:7: Psalm 59:10; Psalm 92:11; Psalm 112:8; Psalm 118:7