Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 54

(1 Samuel 23:7–29)

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?”

1Save meהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,by Your nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֣be.shim.KhaH8034,and vindicate meתְדִינֵֽנִי׃te.di.Ne.niH1777by Your mightוּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ֥u.vig.vu.ra.te.KhaH1369!

2Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;listenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

3Forכִּ֤יkiH3588strangersזָרִ֨ים׀za.RimH2114rise upקָ֤מוּKa.muH6965against meעָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921,and ruthlessוְֽ֭עָרִיצִיםVe.'a.ri.tzimH6184men seekבִּקְשׁ֣וּbik.ShuH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315—men with noלֹ֤אlo'H3808regardשָׂ֨מוּ לְנֶגְדָּ֣םSa.mu le.neg.DamH7760 H5048for GodH430.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4Surelyהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009GodH430is my helperעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826;the Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136is the sustainerבְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥יbe.so.me.KheiH5564of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

5He will rewardיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725my enemiesלְשֹׁרְרָ֑יle.sho.re.RaiH8324with evilהָ֭רַעHa.ra'H7451.In Your faithfulnessבַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ba.'a.mi.te.khaH571,destroy themהַצְמִיתֵֽם׃hatz.mi.TemH6789.

6Freelyבִּנְדָבָ֥הbin.da.VahH5071I will sacrificeאֶזְבְּחָה־'ez.be.chah-H2076to You;I will praiseא֤וֹדֶה'o.dehH3034Your nameשִּׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,forכִּי־ki-H3588it is goodH2896.

7Forכִּ֣יkiH3588He has delivered meהִצִּילָ֑נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337from everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605troubleצָ֭רָהTza.rahH6869,and my eyesעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869have looked in triumph onרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200my foesוּ֝בְאֹיְבַ֗יu.ve.'o.ye.VaiH341.

(1 Samuel 23:7–29)

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?”

Commentaries on Psalms 54