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Psalm 54:title

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Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries

54For 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?”a

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Footnotes

  1. aThe Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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?”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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?