Psalm 54 54 Psalms Book 2 Wycliffe Bible (c. 1395) 1 WYC The title of the thre and fiftithe salm. To victorie in orguns, ether in salmes, the lernyng of Dauid, `whanne Zyfeys camen, and seiden to Saul, Whethir Dauid is not hid at vs? God, in thi name make thou me saaf; and in thi vertu deme thou me. BSB BSB: 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 WYC God, here thou my preier; with eeris perseyue thou the wordis of my mouth. BSB BSB: Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
3 WYC For aliens han rise ayens me, and stronge men souyten my lijf; and thei settiden not God bifor her siyt. BSB BSB: For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
4 WYC For, lo! God helpith me; and the Lord is vptaker of my soule. BSB BSB: Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
5 WYC Turne thou awei yuelis to myn enemyes; and leese thou hem in thi treuthe. BSB BSB: He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
6 WYC Wilfuli Y schal make sacrifice to thee; and, Lord, Y schal knouleche to thi name, for it is good. BSB BSB: Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
7 WYC For thou delyueridist me fro al tribulacioun; and myn iye dispiside on myn enemyes. BSB BSB: For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
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