1 Vir die musiekleier; met snaarinstrumente. 'n Onderwysing van Dawid,

2 toe die Sifiete gekom en aan Saul gesê het: Het Dawid hom nie by ons weggesteek nie?

3 o God, verlos my deur u Naam, en doen aan my reg deur u mag!

4 o God, hoor my gebed, luister na die woorde van my mond!

5 Want vreemdes staan teen my op, en tiranne soek my lewe; hulle stel God nie voor hul oë nie. Sela.

6 Kyk, God is my helper. Dit is die Here wat my siel ondersteun.

7 Hy sal my vyande die kwaad vergelde. Vernietig hulle in u trou! [ (Psalms 54:8) Vrywillig wil ek aan U offer; ek wil u Naam, o HERE, loof, want die is goed; ] [ (Psalms 54:9) want die het my uit alle benoudheid gered, en my oog het met welgevalle op my vyande neergesien. ]

1 To the chief music-maker; on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.\

2 \54:1\When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Is not David keeping himself secret among us?

3 \54:1\Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.

4 \54:2\Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

5 \54:3\For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

6 \54:4\See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

7 \54:5\Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

8 \54:6\Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

9 \54:7\Because it has been my saviour from all my trouble; and my eyes have seen the punishment of my haters.