Psalm 54

Psalm 54 is the 54th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 53. In Latin, it is known as "Deus in nomine tuo salvum me fac", Attributed to David, it was written for one who finds oneself betrayed by a friend.

This article is about Psalm 54 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 54 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 55.
Psalm 54
"Save me, O God, by thy name"
Beginning of Psalm 54 in Latin, Psalter in the Cleveland Museum of Art
Other name
  • Psalm 53
  • "Deus in nomine tuo salvum me fac"
TextAttributed to King David
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 54
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant liturgies.

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