Psalm 54*Confident Prayer in Great Peril1For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David, 2when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “David is hiding among us.”a I 3O God, by your name* save me. By your strength defend my cause. 4O God, hear my prayer. Listen to the words of my mouth. 5Strangers have risen against me; the ruthless seek my life; they do not keep God before them.b Selah II 6God is present as my helper;c the Lord sustains my life. 7Turn back the evil upon my foes; in your faithfulness, destroy them.d 8Then I will offer you generous sacrifice and give thanks to your name, Lord, for it is good. 9Because it has rescued me from every trouble, and my eyes look down on my foes.e Book IntroductionFootnotesScripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Home |
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