American Standard Version - King James Version

 54:1 ¶ [[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?]] Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.

 54:1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºº on Neginoth,º Maschil,ºº [A Psalm] of David,º when the Ziphimsº cameºº and saidºº to Saul,º Doth notº Davidº hideºº himselfº withº us?]] Saveºº me, O God,º by thy name,º and judgeºº me by thy strength.º

 54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

 54:2 Hearºº my prayer,º O God;º give earºº to the wordsº of my mouth.º

 54:3 For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah.

 54:3 Forº strangersºº are risen upºº againstº me, and oppressorsº seekºº afterº my soul:º they have notº setºº Godº beforeº them. Selah.º

 54:4 Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

 54:4 Behold,º Godº [is] mine helper:ºº the Lordº [is] with them that upholdºº my soul.º

 54:5 He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

 54:5 He shall rewardºººº evilº unto mine enemies:ºº cut them offºº in thy truth.º

 54:6 With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good.

 54:6 I will freelyº sacrificeºº unto thee: I will praiseºº thy name,º O LORD;º forº [it is] good.º

 54:7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen [my desire] upon mine enemies.

 54:7 Forº he hath deliveredºº me out of allºº trouble:º and mine eyeº hath seenºº [his desire] upon mine enemies.ºº