a: Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
Ps. 54:11: Lit judge
Ps. 54:2 Ps. 54:3b: Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:1, 4, 11
c: 1 Sam 20:1; 25:29; Ps 40:14; 63:9; 70:2
1: Or soul
2: Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
Ps. 54:4b: Ps 37:17, 24; 41:12; 51:12; 145:14; Is 41:10
1: Lit as those who sustain
Ps. 54:51: Lit The evil will return
2: Or those who lie in wait for me
3: Or Put to silence
4: Or truth
Ps. 54:61: Or With a freewill offering
Ps. 54:7b: Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7
1: Or it; i.e. His name
2: Or distress