Psalms 54:5

May those who wait to ambush me ¹  be repaid for their evil! ²  As a demonstration of your faithfulness, ³  destroy them!

biblegateway Psa 54:5

Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.

biblegateway Psa 54:5

He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

biblegateway Psa 54:5

May my enemies’ plans for evil be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them.

biblegateway Psa 54:5

Evil is looping back on my enemies. Don't let up! Finish them off!

SABDAweb Psa 54:5

Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

bibleoremus Psa 54:5

He will repay my enemies for their evil. In your faithfulness, put an end to them.

biblegateway Psa 54:5

He will repay my enemies for their evil. Cut them off in Your truth.

biblegateway Psa 54:5

May those who wait to ambush me ¹  be repaid for their evil! ²  As a demonstration of your faithfulness, ³  destroy them!

¹ tn Heb “to those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 56:2.

² tn The Kethib (consonantal text) reads a Qal imperfect, “the evil will return,” while the Qere (marginal reading) has a Hiphil imperfect, “he will repay.” The parallel line has an imperative (indicating a prayer/request), so it is best to read a jussive form יָשֹׁב (yashov, “let it [the evil] return”) here.

³ tn Heb “in [or “by”] your faithfulness.”