Psalms 54:7

Psalms 54:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
• New International Version (NIV)You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He has delivered me out of all trouble; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.

Context of Psalms 54:7

5He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Your faithfulness. 6Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good. For He has delivered me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

Psalms 54:7 word by word

כִּ֣י מִכָּל־צָ֭רָה הִצִּילָ֑נִי וּ֝בְאֹיְבַ֗י רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• And my eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• upon my enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340

Cross-references for Psalms 54:7

• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
• Genesis 48:16The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
• 1 Samuel 26:24Now behold, as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the Lord, and may He deliver me from all distress.”
• 2 Samuel 4:9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
• 2 Timothy 4:18The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Psalms 37:34Wait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 59:10My God in His lovingkindness will meet me; God will let me look triumphantly upon my foes.
• Psalms 91:8You will only look on with your eyes And see the recompense of the wicked.
• Psalms 92:11And my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes, My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.
• Psalms 112:8His heart is upheld, he will not fear, Until he looks with satisfaction on his adversaries.

Commentaries on Psalms 54:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For he hath delivered me - Saul had now decamped; and was returned to save his territories; and David in the meanwhile escaped to En-gedi. God was most evidently the author of this deliverance. Mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies - It is not likely that this Psalm was written after the death of Saul; and therefore David could not say that he had seen his desire. But there is nothing in the text for his desire; and the words might be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble - This is spoken either in confident expectation of what would be, or as the statement of a general truth that God did deliver him from all trouble. It was what he had experienced in his past life; it was what he confidently expected in all time to come. And mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies - The words “his desire” are not in the original. A literal translation would be, “And on my enemies hath my…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 Behold, God is mine Helper. If we are for him, he is for us; and if he is for us, we need not fear. Every creature is that to us, and no more, which God makes it to be. The Lord will in due time save his people, and in the mean time he sustains them, and bears them up, so that the spirit he has made shall not fail. There is truth in God's threatenings, as well as in his promises; sinners that repent not, will find it so to their cost. David's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7In anticipation of God’s response, the mood of the psalm changes from sorrow to thanksgiving.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. mine eye ... desire--(compare Psa 59:10; 112:8), expresses satisfaction in beholding the overthrow of his enemies as those of God, without implying any selfish or unholy feeling (compare Psa 52:6, 7).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 54:7

• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Neginoth
• Psalms
• Feeble-Minded
• Psalms, Book of
• Ziphims
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary