54:1 O God, save me, by your name,
and vindicate me by your might.
2 O God, hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers [2] have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4 Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5 He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your faithfulness put an end to them.
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord , for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
[1] 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
[2] 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)
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