Psalm 54

Prayer for Deliverance

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding among us? ” w

1   God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might! x

2   God, hear my prayer;

listen to the words from my mouth. y

3   For strangers rise up against me,

and violent men intend to kill me.

They do not let God guide them. B,z    Selah

4   God is my helper;

the Lord is the sustainer of my life. C,a

5   He will repay my adversaries for their evil.

Because of your faithfulness, annihilate them. b

6   I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you. c

I will praise your name, LORD,

because it is good. d

7   For he has rescued me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked down on my enemies. e