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 Save me, God, by your name.

Vindicate me in your might.

2 Hear my prayer, God.

Listen to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers have risen up against me.

Violent men have sought after my soul.

They haven’t set God before them. Selah.

4 Behold, God is my helper.

The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

5 He will repay the evil to my enemies.

Destroy them in your truth.

6 With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you.

I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

7 For he has delivered me out of all trouble.

My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.