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?”

¹Save me, O God, by ^aYour name,

And ¹vindicate me by ^bYour power.

²^aHear my prayer, O God;

^bGive ear to the words of my mouth.

³For strangers have ^arisen against me

And ^bviolent men have ^csought my ¹life;

They have ^dnot set God before them.

²Selah.

⁴Behold, ^aGod is my helper;

The Lord is ¹the ^bsustainer of my soul.

⁵¹He will ^arecompense the evil to ²my foes;

³^bDestroy them ^cin Your ⁴faithfulness.

⁶¹^aWillingly I will sacrifice to You;

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

⁷For ¹He has ^adelivered me from all ²trouble,

And my eye has ^blooked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

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Footnotes

†Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
1Lit judge
1Or soul
2Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
1Lit as those who sustain
1Lit The evil will return
2Or those who lie in wait for me
3Or Put to silence
4Or truth
1Or With a freewill offering
1Or it; i.e. His name
2Or distress

Cross references

•1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
a Ps 20:1
b 2 Chr 20:6
a Ps 17:6; 55:1
b Ps 5:1
a Ps 86:14
b Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:1, 4, 11
c 1 Sam 20:1; 25:29; Ps 40:14; 63:9; 70:2
d Ps 36:1
a Ps 30:10; 37:40; 118:7
b Ps 37:17, 24; 41:12; 51:12; 145:14; Is 41:10
a Ps 94:23
b Ps 143:12
c Ps 89:49; 96:13; Is 42:3
a Num 15:3; Ps 116:17
b Ps 50:14
a Ps 34:6
b Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7