Judaism
Psalms 54
Text
For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David:
when the Ziphites came and said to Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself with us?'
O God, save me by Thy name, And right me by Thy might.
O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.
For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul; They have not set God before them. Selah
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul.
He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; Destroy Thou them in Thy truth.
With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto Thee; I will give thanks unto Thy name, O LORD, for it is good.
For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.
Text: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society (1917), public domain, via Sefaria.
✦ 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
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Dhammapada 2 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Intention is the leader of things; intention is first, they’re made by intention. If with pure intent you speak or act, happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.”
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16 (trans. Edwin Arnold)
“The Doors of Hell Are threefold, whereby men to ruin pass, The door of Lust, the door of Wrath, the door Of Avarice. Let a man shun those three!”