New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 54:1-7

1 1 2Save me, O God, by 3Your name, And 4vindicate me by 5Your power.2 6Hear my prayer, O God; 7Give ear to the words of my mouth.3For strangers have 8risen against me And 9violent men have 10sought my 11life; They have 12not set God before them. 13Selah.

4Behold, 14God is my helper; The Lord is 15the 16sustainer of my soul.5 17He will 18recompense the evil to 19my foes; 20 21Destroy them 22in Your 23faithfulness.

6 24 25Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give 26thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.7For 27He has 28delivered me from all 29trouble, And my eye has 30looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

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Notes

1. Psalms 54:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm ↩
2. Psalms 54:1 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1 ↩
3. Psalms 54:1 Ps 20:1 ↩
4. Psalms 54:1 Lit judge ↩
5. Psalms 54:1 2 Chr 20:6 ↩
6. Psalms 54:2 Ps 17:6; 55:1 ↩
7. Psalms 54:2 Ps 5:1 ↩
8. Psalms 54:3 Ps 86:14 ↩
9. Psalms 54:3 Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:1, 4, 11 ↩
10. Psalms 54:3 1 Sam 20:1; 25:29; Ps 40:14; 63:9; 70:2 ↩
11. Psalms 54:3 Or soul ↩
12. Psalms 54:3 Ps 36:1 ↩
13. Psalms 54:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
14. Psalms 54:4 Ps 30:10; 37:40; 118:7 ↩
15. Psalms 54:4 Lit as those who sustain ↩
16. Psalms 54:4 Ps 37:17, 24; 41:12; 51:12; 145:14; Is 41:10 ↩
17. Psalms 54:5 Lit The evil will return ↩
18. Psalms 54:5 Ps 94:23 ↩
19. Psalms 54:5 Or those who lie in wait for me ↩
20. Psalms 54:5 Or Put to silence ↩
21. Psalms 54:5 Ps 143:12 ↩
22. Psalms 54:5 Ps 89:49; 96:13; Is 42:3 ↩
23. Psalms 54:5 Or truth ↩
24. Psalms 54:6 Or With a freewill offering ↩
25. Psalms 54:6 Num 15:3; Ps 116:17 ↩
26. Psalms 54:6 Ps 50:14 ↩
27. Psalms 54:7 Or it; i.e. His name ↩
28. Psalms 54:7 Ps 34:6 ↩
29. Psalms 54:7 Or distress ↩
30. Psalms 54:7 Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7 ↩

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