Psalms — Chapter 54
For the leader; with instrumental music. A maskil of David,
when the Ziphites came and told Saul, “Know, David is in hiding among us.”aCf. 1 Sam. 23.19.
O God, deliver me by Your name;by Your power vindicate me.
O God, hear my prayer;give ear to the words of my mouth.
For strangers have risen against me,and those who are ruthless seek my life;they are unmindful of God. Selah.
See, God is my helper;my Sovereign is my support.
[God] will repay the evil of my watchful foes;by Your faithfulness, destroy them!
Then I will offer You a freewill sacrifice;I will praise Your name, ETERNAL One, for it is good,
for it has saved me from my foes,and let me gaze triumphant upon my enemies.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”