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Psalms 54:1

NETBible	For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song² by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: “David is hiding with us.”³ O God, deliver me by your name!⁴ Vindicate me⁵ by your power!
NIV © biblegateway Psa 54:1	For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?" Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 54:1	<> Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your power.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 54:1	<> Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 54:1	God, for your sake, help me! Use your influence to clear me.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 54:1	Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 54:1	Save me, O God, by your name, and vindicate me by your might.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 54:1	<> Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength.
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KJV	<<To the chief Musician <05329> (8764) on Neginoth <05058>_, Maschil <04905> (8688)_, [A Psalm] of David <01732>_, when the Ziphims <02130> came <0935> (8800) and said <0559> (8799) to Saul <07586>_, Doth not David <01732> hide <05641> (8693) himself with us?>> Save <03467> (8685) me, O God <0430>_, by thy name <08034>_, and judge <01777> (8799) me by thy strength <01369>_. {chief...: or, overseer} {Maschil: or, of instruction}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 54:1	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?" Save <03467> me, O God <0430> , by Your name <08034> , And vindicate <01777> me by Your power <01369> .
LXXM	(53:1) eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN telov <5056> N-ASN en <1722> PREP umnoiv <5215> N-DPM sunesewv <4907> N-GSF tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} (53:2) en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN elyein <2064> V-AAN touv <3588> T-APM zifaiouv {N-APM} kai <2532> CONJ eipein {V-AAN} tw <3588> T-DSM saoul <4549> N-PRI ouk <3364> ADV idou <2400> INJ dauid {N-PRI} kekruptai <2928> V-RMI-3S par <3844> PREP hmin <1473> P-DP (53:3) o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN onomati <3686> N-DSN sou <4771> P-GS swson <4982> V-AAD-2S me <1473> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF dunamei <1411> N-DSF sou <4771> P-GS krinon <2919> V-AAD-2S me <1473> P-AS
NET [draft] ITL	For the music director <05329> , to be accompanied by stringed instruments <05058> ; a well-written song <04905> by David <01732> . It was written when the Ziphites <02130> came <0935> and informed <0559> Saul <07586> : “David <01732> is hiding <05641> with <05973> us.” O God <0430> , deliver <03467> me by your name <08034> ! Vindicate <01777> me by your power <01369> !
HEBREW	ynnydt <01777> Ktrwbgbw <01369> yneyswh <03467> Kmsb <08034> Myhla ((3)) <0430> wnme <05973> rttom <05641> dwd <01732> alh <03808> lwasl <07586> wrmayw <0559> Mypyzh <02130> awbb ((2)) <0935> dwdl <01732> lykvm <04905> tnygnb <05058> xunml (54:1) <05329>

NETBible

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song² by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: “David is hiding with us.”³ O God, deliver me by your name!⁴ Vindicate me⁵ by your power!

NET Notes

¹sn Psalm 54. The psalmist asks God for protection against his enemies, confidently affirms that God will vindicate him, and promises to give thanks to God for his saving intervention.

²tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 52.

³tn Heb “Is not David hiding with us?”

³sn According to the superscription, David wrote this psalm during the period when Saul was seeking his life. On one occasion the Ziphites informed Saul that David was hiding in their territory (see 1 Sam 23:19-20).

⁴tn God’s “name” refers here to his reputation and revealed character, which would instill fear in the psalmist’s enemies (see C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs, Psalms [ICC], 2:17).

⁵tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.