Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments.

A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?

1
Save me, O God, by Your name,
And vindicate me by Your power. 2
Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth. 3
For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

 4
Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. 5
He will recompense the evil to my foes;
Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

 6
Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good. 7
For He has delivered me from all trouble,
And my eye has looked {with satisfaction} upon my enemies.