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.
1 In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David. 2 [Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam,et ne despexeris deprecationem meam :3 intende mihi, et exaudi me.Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea,et conturbatus sum4 a voce inimici, et a tribulatione peccatoris.Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates,et in ira molesti erant mihi.5 Cor meum conturbatum est in me,et formido mortis cecidit super me.6 Timor et tremor venerunt super me,et contexerunt me tenebr.7 Et dixi : Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columb,et volabo, et requiescam ?8 Ecce elongavi fugiens,et mansi in solitudine.9 Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecita pusillanimitate spiritus, et tempestate.10 Prcipita, Domine ; divide linguas eorum :quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.11 Die ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas ;et labor in medio ejus,12 et injustitia :et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.13 Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi,sustinuissem utique.Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset,abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.14 Tu vero homo unanimis,dux meus, et notus meus :15 qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos ;in domo Dei ambulavimus cum consensu.16 Veniat mors super illos,et descendant in infernum viventes :quoniam nequiti in habitaculis eorum, in medio eorum.17 Ego autem ad Deum clamavi,et Dominus salvabit me.18 Vespere, et mane, et meridie, narrabo, et annuntiabo ;et exaudiet vocem meam.19 Redimet in pace animam meam ab his qui appropinquant mihi :quoniam inter multos erant mecum.20 Exaudiet Deus, et humiliabit illos,qui est ante scula.Non enim est illis commutatio,et non timuerunt Deum.21 Extendit manum suam in retribuendo ;contaminaverunt testamentum ejus :22 divisi sunt ab ira vultus ejus,et appropinquavit cor illius.Molliti sunt sermones ejus super oleum ;et ipsi sunt jacula.23 Jacta super Dominum curam tuam, et ipse te enutriet ;non dabit in ternum fluctuationem justo.24 Tu vero, Deus, deduces eos in puteum interitus.Viri sanguinum et dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos ;ego autem sperabo in te, Domine.]