Chapter 54
(1 Samuel 23:7–29)
1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
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- Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.
2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
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3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
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4 Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
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5 He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
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6 Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
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7 For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
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