Psalms
Psalm 54:1–2
1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskila of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?”
Save me, O God, by Your name,
and vindicate me by Your might!
2Hear my prayer, O God;
listen to the words of my mouth.
Footnotes
- a 54:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 54:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| With stringed instruments | בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת | bin·ḡî·nōṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H5058 music |
| A Maskil | מַשְׂכִּ֥יל | maś·kîl | Noun - masculine singular | H4905 contemplative poem |
| of David | לְדָוִֽד׃ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| When the Ziphites | הַ֭זִּיפִים | haz·zî·p̄îm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H2130 Ziphite |
| went | בְּב֣וֹא | bə·ḇō·w | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Saul | לְשָׁא֑וּל | lə·šā·’ūl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and said | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Is David | דָ֝וִ֗ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| not | הֲלֹ֥א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hiding | מִסְתַּתֵּ֥ר | mis·tat·têr | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| among us | עִמָּֽנוּ׃ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| Save me | הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי | hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H3467 deliver |
| O God | אֱ֭לֹהִים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| by Your name | בְּשִׁמְךָ֣ | bə·šim·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| and vindicate me | תְדִינֵֽנִי׃ | ṯə·ḏî·nê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H1777 judge |
| by Your might | וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ | ū·ḇiḡ·ḇū·rā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1369 strength, might |
Psalm 54:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear | שְׁמַ֣ע | šə·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| my prayer | תְּפִלָּתִ֑י | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8605 prayer |
| O God | אֱ֭לֹהִים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| listen | הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה | ha·’ă·zî·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H238 give ear, listen, hear |
| to the words | לְאִמְרֵי־ | lə·’im·rê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H561 something said |
| of my mouth | פִֽי׃ | p̄î | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 54:1 Proverbs 18:10 · 1 Samuel 26:1 · Psalm 20:1 · Psalm 79:9 · Acts 4:12 · Psalm 48:10 · Matthew 1:21
Psalm 54:2 Psalm 130:2 · Psalm 13:3 · Psalm 143:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.