--- title: Psalms 54 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 54 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David: when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/54/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 54 # Psalms 54 9 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [54:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד׃ — For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David: when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?' O God, save me by Thy name, and right me by Thy might. - [54:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.2/) — בְּבוֹא הַזִּיפִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְשָׁאוּל הֲלֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר עִמָּֽנוּ׃ — - [54:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.3/) — אֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁמְךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ תְדִינֵֽנִי׃ — - [54:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.4/) — אֱלֹהִים שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ — O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. - [54:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.5/) — כִּי זָרִים ׀ קָמוּ עָלַי וְֽעָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי לֹא שָׂמוּ אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגְדָּם סֶֽלָה׃ — For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul; they have not set God before them. - [54:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.6/) — הִנֵּה אֱלֹהִים עֹזֵר לִי אֲדֹנָי בְּֽסֹמְכֵי נַפְשִֽׁי׃ — Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul. - [54:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.7/) — יָשִׁיב הָרַע לְשֹׁרְרָי בַּאֲמִתְּךָ הַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ — He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth. - [54:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.8/) — בִּנְדָבָה אֶזְבְּחָה־לָּךְ אוֹדֶה שִּׁמְךָ יְהוָה כִּי־טֽוֹב׃ — With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good. - [54:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.54.9/) — כִּי מִכָּל־צָרָה הִצִּילָנִי וּבְאֹיְבַי רָאֲתָה עֵינִֽי׃ — For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies. - ← previous: [Psalms 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/53/) - next →: [Psalms 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/55/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)