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Psalms 54:7
7For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.
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
5May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them. 6I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.
Read all of Psalms 54Psalms 54:7 word by word
כִּ֣י מִכָּל־צָ֭רָה הִצִּילָ֑נִי וּ֝בְאֹיְבַ֗י רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 54:7
- Psalms 34:19The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
- Genesis 48:16the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac. And may their descendants multiply greatly throughout the earth.”
- 1 Samuel 26:24Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”
- 2 Samuel 4:9But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The Lord, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness.
- 2 Timothy 4:18Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
- Psalms 37:34Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.
- Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 59:10In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me. He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.
- Psalms 91:8Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.
- Psalms 92:11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents.
- Psalms 112:8They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.
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
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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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