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Psalms 54:1
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Psalms 54:1
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For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”
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[a]
[b]
Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
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Psalms 54:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
ESV
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O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might.
NLT
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Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might.
MSG
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God, for your sake, help me! Use your influence to clear me.
CSB
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God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
Psalms 54:1 In-Context
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Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
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Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
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Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me— people without regard for God.
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Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
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Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
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1 Samuel 24:15
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Psalms 20:1
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2 Chronicles 20:6
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[a].
In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
[b].
Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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