Psalms 54:1-7 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.

² Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

⁴ Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

⁶ With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.

¹ For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David.

² Hearken, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication.

³ Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;

⁴ because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me.

⁵ My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.

⁶ Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me.

⁷ And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

² Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

² Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

¹ (55) For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication.

² Attend to me, and listen to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;

³ because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me.

⁴ My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.

⁵ Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me.

⁶ And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.

⁷ Behold! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause.

¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David: when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy might.

² Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah

⁴ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He shall requite the evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth.

⁶ With a freewill offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O LORD, for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.

¹ God, by your power MTY, DOU save me from my enemies, and show people that I have not done anything that is wrong!

² God, listen to my prayer; listen to what I say to you,

³ because strangers are trying to attack me; proud men are wanting to kill me; men who do not have any ◄respect for/interest in► you.

⁴ But God is the one who helps me; Yahweh defends/protects me from my enemies.

⁵ He will cause the evil things that they want to do to me to happen to them instead; because he faithfully does what he promises, he will get rid of them.

⁶ Yahweh, I will gladly give an offering to you because I want to, and I will thank you MTY, for you are good to me;

⁷ you have rescued me from all my troubles, and I have seen that you have defeated my enemies.

¹ (55) For the end, amongst Hymns of instruction by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication.

² Attend to me, and listen to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;

³ because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me.

⁴ My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.

⁵ Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me.

⁶ And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.

⁷ Behold! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself amongst us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, LORD, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ To the chief music-maker; on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David. When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Is not David keeping himself secret among us? Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.

² Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

⁴ See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

⁵ Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

⁶ Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

⁷ Because it has been my saviour from all my trouble; and my eyes have seen the punishment of my haters.

¹ To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David; when the Ziphites came, and said to Saul, Is not David hiding himself with us? O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength do me justice.

² O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice unto thee; I will praise thy name, O Jehovah, because it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath seen its desire upon mine enemies.

¹ Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David.

² Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication:

³ Be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled,

⁴ At the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to me.

⁵ My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

⁶ Fear and trembling are come upon me: and darkness hath covered me.

⁷ And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest?

¹ For the music director. With stringed instruments. A psalm (maskil) of David, concerning the time when the Ziphites came to Saul and told him, “David is hiding among us.” God, because of your very nature, please save me! Vindicate me by your power!

² God, please hear my prayer; listen to what I'm saying.

³ For strangers are coming to attack me—violent men who don't care about God are trying to kill me. Selah.

⁴ But God helps me; the Lord saves my life!

⁵ The evil my enemies have done will come back upon them. I depend on you to destroy them.

⁶ I will happily offer a sacrifice to you; I will praise the kind of person you are, Lord, for you are good.

⁷ For he has saved me from all my troubles; and I have seen those who hated me defeated.

¹ To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David, to give instruction. When the Ziphims came and said unto Saul, Is not David hid among us? Save mee, O God, by thy Name, and by thy power iudge me.

² O God, heare my prayer: hearken vnto the wordes of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen vp against me, and tyrants seeke my soule: they haue not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Beholde, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that vpholde my soule.

⁵ He shall rewarde euill vnto mine enemies: Oh cut them off in thy trueth!

⁶ Then I will sacrifice freely vnto thee: I wil praise thy Name, O Lord, because it is good.

⁷ For he hath deliuered me out of al trouble, and mine eye hath seene my desire vpon mine enemies.

¹ (54-1) For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David: (54-2) when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?' (54-3) O God, save me by Thy name, and right me by Thy might.

² (54-4) O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ (54-5) For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul; they have not set God before them. Selah

⁴ (54-6) Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul.

⁵ (54-7) He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

⁶ (54-8) With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good.

⁷ (54-9) For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me by thy strength.

² Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, And oppressors seek after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is mine helper: The Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: Cut them off in thy truth.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: And mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

¹ “To the chief musician on Neginoth, a Maskil of David, (54:2) When the Ziphim came and said to Saul, Behold, David is hiding himself with us.” (54:3) O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength grant me justice.

² (54:4) O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ (54:5) For strangers to goodness are risen up against me, and powerful oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ (54:6) Behold, God is a helper unto me: the Lord is among those that uphold my soul.

⁵ (54:7) He will cause the evil to return upon those that regard me with envy: in thy truth cut them off.

⁶ (54:8) I will liberally sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

⁷ (54:9) For out of all distress hath he delivered me: and my eye hath seen its desire on my enemies.

¹ For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David.

² Hearken, O God, to my prayer; And disregard not my supplication.

³ Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;

⁴ Because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: For they brought iniquity against me, And were wrathfully angry with me.

⁵ My heart was troubled within me; And the fear of death fell upon me.

⁶ Fear and trembling came upon me, And darkness covered me.

⁷ And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! Then would I flee away, and be at rest.

¹ “For the leader of the music. To be sung on stringed instruments A psalm of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?” Save me, O God! by thy name, And by thy strength defend my cause!

² O God! hear my prayer, Give ear to the words of my mouth!

³ For enemies have risen up against me, And oppressors seek my life; They have not set God before their eyes. Pause.

⁴ Behold! God is my helper; The Lord is the support of my life.

⁵ He will repay evil to my enemies; For thy truth's sake, O God! cut them off!

⁶ With a willing heart will I sacrifice to thee; I will praise thy name, O LORD! for it is good;

⁷ For thou hast delivered me from all trouble, So that my eye hath looked with joy upon my enemies!

¹ For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, ‘David is in hiding amongst us’. Save me, O God, by your name, by your power secure for me justice.

² Listen, O God, to my prayer, give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For proud men have risen against me, and terrible men seek my life, men who do not set God before them. Selah

⁴ But see! God is my helper, the Lord is sustaining my life.

⁵ Let their evil fall back on my foes: cut them off in your faithfulness, Lord.

⁶ Then will I bring you glad sacrifice, praising your gracious name;

⁷ for from all distress you have saved me, and feasted my eyes on my foes.

¹ For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, ‘David is in hiding among us’. Save me, O God, by your name, by your power secure for me justice.

² Listen, O God, to my prayer, give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For proud men have risen against me, and terrible men seek my life, men who do not set God before them. Selah

⁴ But see! God is my helper, the Lord is sustaining my life.

⁵ Let their evil fall back on my foes: cut them off in your faithfulness, Lord.

⁶ Then will I bring you glad sacrifice, praising your gracious name;

⁷ for from all distress you have saved me, and feasted my eyes on my foes.

¹ Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Sh'ma ·Hear obey· my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to your name, Adonai , for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ For the chief musician; on stringed instruments. A maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Does David not hide himself with us?” Save me, God, by your name, and judge me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me, and pitiless men have sought after my life; they have not set God before them. Selah

⁴ See, God is my helper; the Lord is the one who upholds me.

⁵ He will repay my enemies with evil; in your faithfulness, destroy them!

⁶ I will sacrifice to you with a freewill offering; I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

⁷ For he has rescued me from every trouble; my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself amongst us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, LORD, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

² Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper: the LORD is with them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He will reward evil to my enemies; cut them off in thy truth.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice to thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath seen its desire upon my enemies.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, LORD, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself amongst us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

² Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

⁵ He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

⁶ With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, LORD, for it is good.

⁷ For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.

¹ To victory, in organs, either in psalms, the learning of David, when Ziphims came, and said to Saul, Whether David is not hid at us? God, in thy name, make thou me safe; and in thy virtue, deem thou me.

² God, hear thou my prayer; with ears perceive thou the words of my mouth.

³ For aliens have risen against me, and strong men sought my life; and they setted not God before their sight.

⁴ For lo! God helpeth me; and the Lord is the up-taker of my soul.

⁵ Turn thou away evils to mine enemies; and lose thou them in thy truth.

⁶ Willfully I shall sacrifice to thee; and, Lord, I shall acknowledge to thy name, for it is good.

⁷ For thou deliveredest me from all tribulation; and mine eye despised on mine enemies.

¹ To victory, in organs, either in psalms, the learning of David, when Ziphims came, and said to Saul, Whether David is not hid at us? God, in thy name, make thou me safe; and in thy virtue, deem thou me. (For the choirmaster, with stringed instruments, or only in song, a teaching by David, when the Ziphims came, and said to Saul, David is hid with us! God, by the power of thy name, save thou me; and in thy strength, judge thou me.)

² God, hear thou my prayer; with ears perceive thou the words of my mouth. (God, hear thou my prayer; listen thou to the words of my mouth.)

³ For aliens have risen against me, and strong men sought my life; and they setted not God before their sight. (For foreigners, or strangers, have risen against me, and strong men sought to take my life; and they never have a thought about God.)

⁴ For lo! God helpeth me; and the Lord is the up-taker of my soul (or and the Lord is my defender).

⁵ Turn thou away evils to mine enemies; and lose thou them in thy truth. (O Lord, turn thou back their own evil upon my enemies; and destroy thou them by thy truth.)

⁶ Willfully I shall sacrifice to thee; and, Lord, I shall acknowledge to thy name, for it is good. (I shall willingly sacrifice to thee, Lord; and I shall praise thy name, for it is good.)

⁷ For thou deliveredest me from all tribulation; and mine eye despised on mine enemies. (For thou hast rescued me from every trouble; and I have seen come to pass what I desire for my enemies or and my eyes have seen the defeat of my enemies.)

¹ To the Overseer with stringed instruments. — An instruction, by David, in the coming in of the Ziphim, and they say to Saul, 'Is not David hiding himself with us?' O God, by Thy name save me, and by Thy might judge me.

² O God, hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth,

³ For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Lo, God is a helper to me, The Lord is with those supporting my soul,

⁵ Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

⁶ With a free will-offering I sacrifice to Thee, I thank Thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good,

⁷ For, from all adversity He delivered me, And on mine enemies hath mine eye looked!