Psalm 54 – A Prayer for Deliverance from Oppression

For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “David is in hiding among us”.

54 Save me, O God, by your name,

by your power secure for me justice.

2 Listen, O God, to my prayer,

attend 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.