Psalms 54
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 54:1-7

112SaveH3467 me, O GodH430, by 3Your nameH8034, And 4vindicateH1777 me by 5Your powerH1369.26HearH8085 my prayerH8605, O GodH430; 7GiveH238 earH238 to the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.3For strangersH2114 have 8risenH6965 againstH5921 me And 9violentH6184 menH6184 have 10soughtH1245 my 11lifeH5315; They have 12not setH7760 GodH430 beforeH5048 them. 13SelahH5542.

4BeholdH2009, 14GodH430 is my helperH5826; The LordH136 is 15the 16sustainerH5564 of my soulH5315.517He will 18recompenseH7725 the evilH7451 to 19my foesH7796; 2021DestroyH6789 them 22in Your 23faithfulnessH571.

62425WillinglyH5071 I will sacrificeH2076 to You; I will giveH3034 26thanksH3034 to Your nameH8034, O LordH3068, for it is goodH2896.7For 27He has 28deliveredH5337 me from allH3605 29troubleH6869, And my eyeH5869 has 30lookedH7200 with satisfaction upon my enemiesH340.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on Psalms 54

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