Title For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

1 Save me, O God, by your name;

vindicate me by your might.

2 Hear my prayer, O God;

listen to the words of my mouth.

3 Arrogant foes are attacking me;

ruthless people are trying to kill me—

people without regard for God.

4 Surely God is my help;

the Lord is the one who sustains me.

5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me;

in your faithfulness destroy them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;

I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.

7 You have delivered me from all my troubles,

and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

Title 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?

1 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.

Title For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “We know where David is hiding.” To be accompanied by stringed instruments.

1 Come with great power, O God, and rescue me!

Defend me with your might.

2 Listen to my prayer, O God.

Pay attention to my plea.

3 For strangers are attacking me;

violent people are trying to kill me.

They care nothing for God.

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4 But God is my helper.

The Lord keeps me alive!

5 May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them.

Do as you promised and put an end to them.

6 I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you;

I will praise your name, O Lord,

for it is good.

7 For you have rescued me from my troubles

and helped me to triumph over my enemies.

Title To the Chief Musician. With Contemplation of David When the Ziphites Went and Said to Saul, “Is David Not Hiding with Us?”

1 Save me, O God, by Your name,

And vindicate me by Your 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 have sought after my life;

They have not set God before them.

Selah

4 Behold, God is my helper;

The Lord is with those who uphold my life.

5 He will repay my enemies for their evil.

Cut them off in Your truth.

6 I will freely sacrifice to You;

I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

7 For He has delivered me out of all trouble;

And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.

Title For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David when the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “We think David is hiding among our people.”

1 God, save me because of who you are.

By your strength show that I am innocent.

2 Hear my prayer, God;

listen to what I say.

3 Strangers turn against me,

and cruel people want to kill me.

They do not care about God.

Selah

4 See, God will help me;

the Lord will support me.

5 Let my enemies be punished with their own evil.

Destroy them because you are loyal to me.

6 I will offer a sacrifice as a special gift to you.

I will thank you, Lord, because you are good.

7 You have saved me from all my troubles,

and I have seen my enemies defeated.

Title 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?

1 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.

Title 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?

1 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.

Title For the choir director; on stringed instruments; a maskil by David when people from the city of Ziph told Saul that David was hiding among them. 

1 O God, save me by your name, 

and defend me with your might. 

2 O God, hear my prayer, 

and open your ears to the words from my mouth. 

3 Strangers have attacked me. 

Ruthless people seek my life. 

They do not think about God. 

Selah 

4 God is my helper! 

The Lord is the provider for my life. 

5 My enemies spy on me. 

Pay them back with evil. 

Destroy them with your truth! 

6 I will make a sacrifice to you along with a freewill offering. 

I will give thanks to your good name, O Lord. 

7 Your name rescues me from every trouble. 

My eyes will gloat over my enemies. 

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

1 God, save me by Your name,

and vindicate me by Your might!

2 God, hear my prayer;

listen to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers rise up against me,

and violent men seek my life.

They have no regard for God. Selah

4 God is my helper;

the Lord is the sustainer of my life.

5 He will repay my adversaries for their evil.

Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.

I will praise Your name, Yahweh,

because it is good.

7 For He has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked down on my enemies.

Title To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “David is in hiding among us.”

1 Save me, O God, by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

2 Hear my prayer, O God;

give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For the insolent have risen against me,

the ruthless seek my life;

they do not set God before them. Selah

4 But surely, God is my helper;

the Lord is the upholder of my life.

5 He will repay my enemies for their evil.

In your faithfulness, put an end to them.

6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;

I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Title For the music director, with stringed instruments.

A maskil of David,

when the Ziphites went and said to Saul,

“Is not David hiding himself among us?”

1 O God, by your name save me,

and by your power vindicate me.

2 O God, hear my prayer;

heed the words of my mouth.

3 For foreigners have risen against me,

and ruthless men seek my life.

They have not set God before them. Selah

4 See, God is my helper;

The Lord is with those who sustain my life.

5 He will repay my enemies for their evil;

in your faithfulness destroy them.

6 I will freely sacrifice to you;

I will give thanks to your name,

O Yahweh, because it is good.

7 Because he has delivered me from all trouble,

and my eye has looked with satisfaction on my enemies.

Title For the director of music. To be played on stringed instruments. A maskil of David when the men from Ziph had gone to Saul. They had said, “Isn’t David hiding among us?”

1 God, save me by your power.

Set me free by your might.

2 God, hear my prayer.

Listen to what I’m saying.

3 Strangers are attacking me.

Mean people are trying to kill me.

They don’t care about God. Selah

4 But I know that God helps me.

The Lord is the one who keeps me going.

5 My enemies tell lies about me.

Do to them the evil things they planned against me.

God, be faithful and destroy them.

6 I will sacrifice an offering to you

just because I choose to.

Lord, I will praise your name

because it is good.

7 You have saved me from all of my troubles.

With my own eyes I have seen you win the battle over my enemies.

Title For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”

1 Save me, O God, by Your name,

And vindicate me by Your power.

2 Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers have risen against me

And violent men have sought my life;

They have not set God before them.

Selah.

4 Behold, God is my helper;

The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

5 He will recompense the evil to my foes;

Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

6 Willingly I will sacrifice to You;

I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

7 For He has delivered me from all trouble,

And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.