Psalm 54:1 {53:1}
Good News Translation
Save me by your power, O God; set me free by your might!

New Revised Standard Version
Save me, O God, by your name, and vindicate me by your might.

Contemporary English Version
Save me, God, by your power and prove that I am right.

New American Bible
For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David, [2] when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “David is hiding among us.” [3] O God, by your name save me. By your strength defend my cause.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. [2] When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us? [3] Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. [2] When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us? [3] Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.

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2943 B.C.

1061 (Title.) Ziphims.

1 Samuel 23:19,20 And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert. . . .

1 Samuel 26:1 And the men of Ziph came to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Behold David is hid in the hill of Hachila, which is over against the wilderness.

Micah 7:5,6 Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom. . . .

Matthew 10:21 The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death.

by the name

Psalm 20:1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. [2] May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

Psalm 48:10 According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.

Psalm 79:9 Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name's sake:

Exodus 3:14,15 God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you. . . .

Exodus 23:21 Take notice of him, and hear his voice, and do not think him one to be contemned: for he will not forgive when thou hast sinned, and my name is in him.

Exodus 34:5,6 And when the Lord was come down in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord. . . .

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

Isaiah 30:27 Behold the name of the Lord cometh from afar, his wrath burneth, and is heavy to bear: his lips are filled with indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire.

Matthew 1:21,23 And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins. . . .

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.

judge

Psalm 26:1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.

Psalm 43:1,2 A psalm for David. Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man. . . .

Psalm 99:4 And the king's honour loveth judgment. Thou hast prepared directions: thou hast done judgment and justice in Jacob.

Proverbs 23:11 For their near kinsman is strong: and he will judge their cause against thee.

Jeremiah 50:34 Their redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is his name: he will defend their cause in judgment, to terrify the land, and to disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

Context
Vindicate Me by Your Might
1Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. [2] When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us? [3] Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength.2O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:19
And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.

1 Samuel 26:1
And the men of Ziph came to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Behold David is hid in the hill of Hachila, which is over against the wilderness.

2 Chronicles 20:6
And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.

Psalm 20:1
Unto the end. A psalm for David. [2] May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

Psalm 26:1
Unto the end, a psalm for David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.

Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed: save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Psalm 53:6
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