New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 54
Prayer for Defense against Enemies.
For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is David not keeping himself hidden among us?”
1Save me, God, by 1Your name, And 2vindicate me by 3Your power.24Hear my prayer, God; 5Listen to the words of my mouth.3For strangers have 6risen against me And 7violent men have 8sought my 9life; They have 10not set God before them. Selah
4Behold, 11God is my helper; The Lord is 12the 13sustainer of my soul.514He will 15pay back the evil to my enemies; 1617Destroy them 18in Your 19faithfulness.
62021Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will 22praise Your name, Lord, for it is good.7For 23He has 24saved me from all 25trouble, And my eye has 26looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 54:1 Ps 20:1 ↩
- 2. Psalms 54:1 Lit judge ↩
- 3. Psalms 54:1 2 Chr 20:6 ↩
- 4. Psalms 54:2 Ps 17:6; 55:1 ↩
- 5. Psalms 54:2 Ps 5:1 ↩
- 6. Psalms 54:3 Ps 86:14 ↩
- 7. Psalms 54:3 Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:1, 4, 11 ↩
- 8. Psalms 54:3 1 Sam 20:1; 25:29; Ps 40:14; 63:9; 70:2 ↩
- 9. Psalms 54:3 Or soul ↩
- 10. Psalms 54:3 Ps 36:1 ↩
- 11. Psalms 54:4 Ps 30:10; 37:40; 118:7 ↩
- 12. Psalms 54:4 Lit as those who sustain ↩
- 13. Psalms 54:4 Ps 37:17, 24; 41:12; 51:12; 145:14; Is 41:10 ↩
- 14. Psalms 54:5 LXX; MT The evil will return ↩
- 15. Psalms 54:5 Ps 94:23 ↩
- 16. Psalms 54:5 Or Put to silence ↩
- 17. Psalms 54:5 Ps 143:12 ↩
- 18. Psalms 54:5 Ps 89:49; 96:13; Is 42:3 ↩
- 19. Psalms 54:5 Or truth ↩
- 20. Psalms 54:6 Or With a voluntary offering ↩
- 21. Psalms 54:6 Num 15:3; Ps 116:17 ↩
- 22. Psalms 54:6 Ps 50:14 ↩
- 23. Psalms 54:7 Or it; i.e., His name ↩
- 24. Psalms 54:7 Ps 34:6 ↩
- 25. Psalms 54:7 Or distress ↩
- 26. Psalms 54:7 Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7 ↩
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
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