1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil 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!
2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
4 Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
5 He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
6 Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
7 For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
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Today's Verse
And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Verse Of The DayThe psalmist declares 'God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul,' a confidence matched in Hebrews 13:6. The chapter closes with a vow of freewill sacrifice before the longer lament of Psalms 55.
