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Psalm 54:1–7

Save mee, O God, by your name;f

vindicate me by your might.g

Hear my prayer, O God;h

listen to the words of my mouth.

Arrogant foes are attacking me;i

ruthless peoplej are trying to kill mek

people without regard for God.c l

Surely God is my help;m

the Lord is the one who sustains me.n

Let evil recoilo on those who slander me;

in your faithfulnessp destroy them.

I will sacrifice a freewill offeringq to you;

I will praiser your name, Lord, for it is good.s

You have delivered met from all my troubles,

and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.u

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Psalm 54:1–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

O God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

O God, hear my prayer;

give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen against me;

ruthless men seek my life;

they do not set God before themselves. Selah

Behold, God is my helper;

the Lord is the upholder of my life.

He will return the evil to my enemies;

in your faithfulness put an end to them.

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;

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

For he has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Save me, O God, by thy name,

And judge me by thy strength.

Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers are risen up against me,

And oppressors seek after my soul:

They have not set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is mine helper:

The Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies:

Cut them off in thy truth.

I will freely sacrifice unto thee:

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

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble:

And mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

Defend me with your might.

Listen to my prayer, O God.

Pay attention to my plea.

For strangers are attacking me;

violent people are trying to kill me.

They care nothing for God.

Interlude

But God is my helper.

The Lord keeps me alive!

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

Do as you promised and put an end to them.

I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you;

I will praise your name, O Lord,

for it is good.

For you have rescued me from my troubles

and helped me to triumph over my enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Save me, O God, by Your name,

And vindicate me by Your strength.

Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen up against me,

And oppressors have sought after my life;

They have not set God before them.

Selah

Behold, God is my helper;

The Lord is with those who uphold my life.

He will repay my enemies for their evil.

Cut them off in Your truth.

I will freely sacrifice to You;

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

For He has delivered me out of all trouble;

And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

God, save me because of who you are.

By your strength show that I am innocent.

Hear my prayer, God;

listen to what I say.

Strangers turn against me,

and cruel people want to kill me.

They do not care about God.

Selah

See, God will help me;

the Lord will support me.

Let my enemies be punished with their own evil.

Destroy them because you are loyal to me.

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

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

You have saved me from all my troubles,

and I have seen my enemies defeated.

Psalm 54:1–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Save me, O God, by thy name,

And judge me in thy might.

Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers are risen up against me,

And violent men have sought after my soul:

They have not set God before them. Selah

Behold, God is my helper:

The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

He will requite the evil unto mine enemies:

Destroy thou them in thy truth.

With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee:

I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble;

And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength do me justice. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul. He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off. I will freely sacrifice unto thee; I will praise thy name, O Jehovah, because it is good. For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath seen its desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O God, save me by your name, 

and defend me with your might. 

O God, hear my prayer, 

and open your ears to the words from my mouth. 

Strangers have attacked me. 

Ruthless people seek my life. 

They do not think about God. 

Selah 

God is my helper! 

The Lord is the provider for my life. 

My enemies spy on me. 

Pay them back with evil. 

Destroy them with your truth! 

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

I will give thanks to your good name, O Lord

Your name rescues me from every trouble. 

My eyes will gloat over my enemies. 

Psalm 54:1–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

God, save me by Your name,

and vindicate me by Your might!

God, hear my prayer;

listen to the words of my mouth.

For strangers rise up against me,

and violent men seek my life.

They have no regard for God. Selah

God is my helper;

the Lord is the sustainer of my life.

He will repay my adversaries for their evil.

Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.

I will praise Your name, Yahweh,

because it is good.

For He has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked down on my enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Save me, O God, by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

Hear my prayer, O God;

give ear to the words of my mouth.

For the insolent have risen against me,

the ruthless seek my life;

they do not set God before them. Selah

But surely, God is my helper;

the Lord is the upholder of my life.

He will repay my enemies for their evil.

In your faithfulness, put an end to them.

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;

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

For he has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O God, by your name save me,

and by your power vindicate me.

O God, hear my prayer;

heed the words of my mouth.

For foreigners have risen against me,

and ruthless men seek my life.

They have not set God before them. Selah

See, God is my helper;

The Lord is with those who sustain my life.

He will repay my enemies for their evil;

in your faithfulness destroy them.

I will freely sacrifice to you;

I will give thanks to your name,

O Yahweh, because it is good.

Because he has delivered me from all trouble,

and my eye has looked with satisfaction on my enemies.

Psalm 54:1–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

God, save me by your power.

Set me free by your might.

God, hear my prayer.

Listen to what I’m saying.

Strangers are attacking me.

Mean people are trying to kill me.

They don’t care about God. Selah

But I know that God helps me.

The Lord is the one who keeps me going.

My enemies tell lies about me.

Do to them the evil things they planned against me.

God, be faithful and destroy them.

I will sacrifice an offering to you

just because I choose to.

Lord, I will praise your name

because it is good.

You have saved me from all of my troubles.

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

Psalm 54:1–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Save me, O God, by Your name,

And vindicate me by Your power.

Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen against me

And violent men have sought my life;

They have not set God before them.

Selah.

Behold, God is my helper;

The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

He will recompense the evil to my foes;

Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

Willingly I will sacrifice to You;

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

For He has delivered me from all trouble,

And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.


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