For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?

1 Save me, O God, by thy name,

And judge me in thy might.

2 Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me,

And violent men have sought after my soul:

They have not set God before them. [Selah

4 Behold, God is my helper:

The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

5 He will requite the evil unto mine enemies:

Destroy thou them in thy truth.

6 With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee:

I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble;

And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.

大卫的训诲诗，交给诗班长，用丝弦的乐器伴奏，是在西弗人去对扫罗说："大卫不是在我们中间躲藏吗？"以后作的。*本篇细字标题在《马索拉文本》为54:1~21 　神啊！求你因你的名拯救我，

求你以你的大能为我伸冤。

2 　神啊！求你垂听我的祷告，

留心听我口中的言语。

3 因为傲慢的人*"傲慢的人"有古抄本作"外族人"起来攻击我，

强横的人寻索我的性命；

他们不把　神放在眼里。

*细拉

4 看哪！　神是我的帮助；

主是扶持我性命的。

5 愿灾祸报应在我仇敌的身上；

愿你因你的信实消灭他们。

6 我要甘心情愿献祭给你；

耶和华啊！我必称赞你的名，

因你的名是美好的。

7 他救我脱离了一切患难；

我亲眼看见了我的仇敌灭亡。