Psalms 54:2-4 in English

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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,