Psalms 54

Psalms 54:1

AMP: Save me, O God, by Your name;And vindicate me by Your [wondrous] power.

ASV: Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.

BSB: Save me, O God, by Your name,and vindicate me by Your might!

DARBY: {To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David; when the Ziphites came, and said to Saul, Is not David hiding himself with us?} O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength do me justice.

DRA: Unto the end, In verses, understanding for David.

KJV: Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

Psalms 54:2

AMP: Hear my prayer, O God;Listen to the words of my mouth.

ASV: Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

BSB: Hear my prayer, O God;listen to the words of my mouth.

DARBY: O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

DRA: When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us?

KJV: Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

Psalms 54:3

AMP: For strangers have risen against meAnd violent men have sought my life;They have not set God before them. Selah.

ASV: For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

BSB: For strangers rise up against me,and ruthless men seek my life —men with no regard for God.Selah

DARBY: For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

DRA: Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.

KJV: For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalms 54:4

AMP: ¶Behold, God is my helper and ally;The Lord is the sustainer of my soul [my upholder].

ASV: Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

BSB: Surely God is my helper;the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

DARBY: Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul.

DRA: O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.

KJV: Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Psalms 54:5

AMP: He will pay back the evil to my enemies;In Your faithfulness destroy them.

ASV: He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

BSB: He will reward my enemies with evil.In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

DARBY: He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.

DRA: For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes.

KJV: He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

Psalms 54:6

AMP: ¶With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You;I will give thanks and praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

ASV: With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

BSB: Freely I will sacrifice to You;I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.

DARBY: I will freely sacrifice unto thee; I will praise thy name, O Jehovah, because it is good.

DRA: For behold God is my helper: and the Lord is the protector of my soul.

KJV: I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

Psalms 54:7

AMP: For He has rescued me from every trouble,And my eye has looked with satisfaction (triumph) on my enemies.

ASV: For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen [my desire] upon mine enemies. Psalm 55 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.

BSB: For He has delivered me from every trouble,and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

DARBY: For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath seen [its desire] upon mine enemies.

DRA: Turn back the evils upon my enemies; and cut them off in thy truth.

KJV: For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Psalms 54:8

DRA: I will freely sacrifice to thee, and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good:

Psalms 54:9

DRA: For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies.