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Psalm 54:title–1

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

1Save mee, O God, by your name;f

vindicate me by your might.g

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Footnotes

  1. bTitle: Probably a literary or musical term

Cross references

  1. d1 Sa 23:19; 26:1
  2. eSee 1 Sa 24:15
  3. fPs 20:1
  4. g2 Ch 20:6

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?”

O God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

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?”

God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might!

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.

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

Defend me with your might.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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?”

O God, by your name save me,

and by your power vindicate me.

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?

Save me, O God, by thy name,

And judge me by thy strength.