New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 54
Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is David not keeping himself hidden among us?”
112SaveH3467 me, GodH430, by 3Your nameH8034, And 4vindicateH1777 me by 5Your powerH1369.26HearH8085 my prayerH8605, GodH430; 7ListenH238 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. SelahH5542
4BeholdH2009, 13GodH430 is my helperH5826; The LordH136 is 14the 15sustainerH5564 of my soulH5315.516He will 17payH7725 backH7725 the evilH7451 to my enemiesH7796; 1819DestroyH6789 them 20in Your 21faithfulnessH571.
62223WillinglyH5071 I will sacrificeH2076 to You; I will 24praiseH3034 Your nameH8034, LordH3068, for it is goodH2896.7For 25He has 26savedH5337 me from allH3605 27troubleH6869, And my eyeH5869 has 28lookedH7200 with satisfaction upon my enemiesH340.
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 54:4 Ps 30:10; 37:40; 118:7 ↩
- 14. Psalms 54:4 Lit as those who sustain ↩
- 15. Psalms 54:4 Ps 37:17, 24; 41:12; 51:12; 145:14; Is 41:10 ↩
- 16. Psalms 54:5 LXX; MT The evil will return ↩
- 17. Psalms 54:5 Ps 94:23 ↩
- 18. Psalms 54:5 Or Put to silence ↩
- 19. Psalms 54:5 Ps 143:12 ↩
- 20. Psalms 54:5 Ps 89:49; 96:13; Is 42:3 ↩
- 21. Psalms 54:5 Or truth ↩
- 22. Psalms 54:6 Or With a voluntary offering ↩
- 23. Psalms 54:6 Num 15:3; Ps 116:17 ↩
- 24. Psalms 54:6 Ps 50:14 ↩
- 25. Psalms 54:7 Or it; i.e., His name ↩
- 26. Psalms 54:7 Ps 34:6 ↩
- 27. Psalms 54:7 Or distress ↩
- 28. Psalms 54:7 Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7 ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 54
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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