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54Psalms

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Song for the Distressed. Psalm 54(v53)
A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, "David is in hiding among us."  
1 Save me, O God, by your name,
and vindicate me by your might.

 
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
give ear to the words of my mouth.

 
3 For insolent men have risen against me, ruthless men seek my life;
they do not set God before them. Selah

 
4 Behold, God is my helper;
Yahweh is the upholder of my life.

 
5 He will requite my enemies with evil;
in your faithfulness put an end to them.

 
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Yahweh, for it is good.

 
7 For you have delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

 
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The katapi New Standard Bible is a very light revision of the RSV. The changes are: (1) In places where 'the LORD', 'O LORD' occurs in the RSV, (it represents the tetragrammaton - YHWH - which is in the hebrew text), I have printed 'YHWH' in black. The later vowel sounds I have shown in the colour gray;
(2) I have removed the quotation marks and hyphens that were used in so many names in the RSV as an aid to correct pronunciation. This now brings it in line with all other English versions, and makes any word-search more accurate.
(3) I have changed all (I hope!) of the RSV archaic language sections to modern.

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