New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 54

Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

1Saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me, O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430, byYour nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֣be.shim.KhaH8034, Andvindicateתְדִינֵֽנִי׃te.di.Ne.niH1777me byYour powerוּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ֥u.vig.vu.ra.te.KhaH1369.

2Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;Giveהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

3For strangersזָרִ֨ים׀za.RimH2114haverisenקָ֤מוּKa.muH6965againstעָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921me AndviolentH6184menH6184havesoughtבִּקְשׁ֣וּbik.ShuH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315; They havenot setשָׂ֨מוּSa.muH7760GodH430beforeלְנֶגְדָּ֣םle.neg.DamH5048them.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,GodH430is my helperעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826;The Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136is thesustainerבְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥יbe.so.me.KheiH5564of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

5He willrecompenseיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725the evilהָ֭רַעHa.ra'H7451tomy foesH7796;Destroyהַצְמִיתֵֽם׃hatz.mi.TemH6789them in Yourfaithfulnessבַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ba.'a.mi.te.khaH571.

6Willinglyבִּנְדָבָ֥הbin.da.VahH5071I will sacrificeאֶזְבְּחָה־'ez.be.chah-H2076to You;I will giveא֤וֹדֶה'o.dehH3034thanksH3034to Your nameשִּׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,for it is goodH2896.

7For He hasdeliveredהִצִּילָ֑נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337me from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605troubleצָ֭רָהTza.rahH6869,And my eyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869haslookedרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200with satisfactionupon my enemiesH340.

Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

Commentaries on Psalms 54