Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil F483 of David, when F483 the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Is not David hiding himself among us?"
1 Save me, O God, by Your R1604 name,
And vindicate F484 me by Your R1605 power.
2 Hear R1606 my prayer, O God;
Give R1607 ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers have risen R1608 against me
And violent R1609 men have sought R1610 my life; F485
They have not R1611 set God before them. Selah. F486
4 Behold, God R1612 is my helper;
The Lord is the F487 sustainer R1613 of my soul.
5 He F488 will recompense R1614 the evil to my F489 foes;
Destroy R1615 F490 them in R1616 Your faithfulness. F491
6 Willingly R1617 F492 I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks R1618 to Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
7 For He F493 has delivered R1619 me from all trouble, F494
And my eye has looked R1620 with satisfaction upon my enemies.