TheSacredScripture.org: Psalms 54

Psalms 54

1 To the victor, with neginoth¹; a maskil² of^◦ David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Does not David hide himself with us?

O God, by Thy name, save me,And in Thy might, make··judgment··for^◦ me.

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

3 For strangers have risen··up against me, and the terrible ones seek my soul;They have not set God in··front··of them. Selah.

4 Behold, God is a helper to me;The Lord is among^◦ those who support my soul.

5 He will turn··back the evil to my foes;With Thy truth cut· them ·away.

6 With a freewill offering will I sacrifice to Thee;I will confess Thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

7 For from all adversity He has rescued me;And on^◦ my enemies my eye has looked^◦.

¹musical instruments (see AC 8337:5) which were strummed

²Psalm 47:7 identifies “maskil” as a type of psalm. It is named from the Hebrew word meaning “giving intelligence.”