54. By your name, O God, now save me

Author: The Book of Psalms for Singing 1975. Revised Helen Otte 1985

By your name, O God, now save me;
grant me justice by your might.
As I pray to you, now hear me;
keep me safe within your sight.
Strangers have come up against me,
violent in both deed and word.
They are seeking to destroy me;
they do not regard the Lord.

2. Surely God is my upholder;
with his help I will not fall.
God will pay back those who slander-
in your truth destroy them all!
I will sacrifice with gladness;
I will praise your name, O Lord.
God has saved me from all sadness,
and my life he has restored.