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Psalm 54
New International Version

### Psalm 54[a]

#### For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

1 Save me(B), O God, by your name;(C)
vindicate me by your might.(D)
2 Hear my prayer, O God;(E)
listen to the words of my mouth.

3 Arrogant foes are attacking me;(F)
ruthless people(G) are trying to kill me(H)—
people without regard for God.[c](I)

4 Surely God is my help;(J)
the Lord is the one who sustains me.(K)

5 Let evil recoil(L) on those who slander me;
in your faithfulness(M) destroy them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering(N) to you;
I will praise(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.(P)
7 You have delivered me(Q) from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(R)

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
2. Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
3. Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 54:1 : 1Sa 23:19; 26:1
2. Psalm 54:1 : S 1Sa 24:15
3. Psalm 54:1 : Ps 20:1
4. Psalm 54:1 : 2Ch 20:6
5. Psalm 54:2 : S Ps 4:1; 5:1; 55:1
6. Psalm 54:3 : Ps 86:14
7. Psalm 54:3 : Ps 18:48; 140:1, 4, 11
8. Psalm 54:3 : S 1Sa 20:1
9. Psalm 54:3 : Ps 36:1
10. Psalm 54:4 : S 1Ch 5:20; S Ps 20:2
11. Psalm 54:4 : S Ps 18:35
12. Psalm 54:5 : S Dt 32:35; Ps 94:23; Pr 24:12
13. Psalm 54:5 : Ps 89:49; Isa 42:3
14. Psalm 54:6 : S Lev 7:12, 16; S Ezr 1:4; S Ps 27:6
15. Psalm 54:6 : Ps 44:8; 69:30; 138:2; 142:7; 145:1
16. Psalm 54:6 : Ps 52:9
17. Psalm 54:7 : Ps 34:6
18. Psalm 54:7 : Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7

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