Psalm 54
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
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🗓️ 14 July 2026
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
It's week four of Psalm Summer, and I'll be reading three versions of Psalm 54. When this series is over, we'll have all the Psalms for you as a collection in The Quiet Collection app. Listen in.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Psalm 54 read first from the new revised standard version updated edition, |
| 0:12.0 | then from Psalms for Praying by Nan C. Merrill. |
| 0:15.3 | And finally, from the message by Eugene Peterson. |
| 0:30.7 | Save me, O God, by your name, and vindicate me by your might. |
| 0:33.9 | Hear my prayer, O God. |
| 0:36.8 | Give ear to the words of my mouth. |
| 0:38.9 | For the insolent have risen against me. |
| 0:41.9 | The ruthless seek my life. |
| 0:44.4 | They do not set God before them. |
| 0:49.3 | But surely God is my helper. |
| 0:52.2 | The Lord is the upholder of my life. He will repay my enemies for their evil. |
| 0:58.0 | In your faithfulness, put an end to them. With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. |
| 1:07.0 | I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good. For he has delivered me from every |
| 1:13.9 | trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. |
| 1:26.6 | Awaken me, O blessed healer, with your holy mercy, that I might be free of fear. |
| 1:35.4 | Hear my prayer, O Holy One. |
| 1:38.3 | Give ear to the words of my mouth. |
| 1:42.7 | For nagging doubts assail me, bringing loneliness and pain, I remember not the beloved, |
| 1:50.2 | so overwhelming are my fears. |
| 1:53.4 | Yet behold, you are my helper, the upholder of my life. |
| 1:59.7 | With you, I have the strength to face my fears. |
| 2:03.6 | Your faithfulness will help me transform them into love. |
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