Tree of Life Version
Psalms 54:5
5For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men seek after my soul. They do not set God before them. Selah
Psalms 54:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
- New International Version (NIV)Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will repay my enemies for their evil. Cut them off in Your truth.
Context of Psalms 54:5
3O God, save me by Your Name, vindicate me by Your might. 4O God, hear my prayer, listen to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men seek after my soul. They do not set God before them. Selah 6Surely God is my helper. My Lord is the supporter of my soul. 7Let evil return to my foes. Silence them with Your truth!
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יָשִׁ֣יב הָ֭רַע לְשֹׁרְרָ֑י בַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ הַצְמִיתֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 54:5
- Psalms 31:23I said in my alarm, “I have been cut off from Your sight!” But You heard the sound of my pleas when I cried out to You.
- Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, the devastated one, happy is the one who repays you as you have paid us.
- 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm—the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Revelation 18:6Pay her back just as she has paid out, and give her back double for her deeds! In the cup she has mixed— mix a double dose for her!
- Psalms 5:8But because of your great lovingkindness, I will enter Your House. I will bow toward Your holy Temple, in awe of You.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, Adonai, and lead me on a level path— because of my enemies.
- Psalms 89:49What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver himself from the clutches of Sheol? Selah
- Psalms 143:1A psalm of David. Hear my prayer, Adonai, give ear to my petitions. In Your faithfulness and Your righteousness, answer me!
Commentaries on Psalms 54:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He shall reward evil - Saul and his courtiers, instead of having God's approbation, shall have his curse. Cut them off in thy truth - Thou hast promised to save me; these have purposed to destroy me. Thy truth is engaged in my defence; they will destroy me if permitted to live: to save thy truth, and to accomplish its promises, thou must cut them off.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies - Margin, “those that observe me.” The original word here means literally “to twist, to twist together;” then, to press together; then, to “oppress,” or to treat as an enemy. The reference here is to those who pressed upon him as enemies, or who endeavored to crush him. The idea is that God would recompense them for this conduct, or that he would deal with them as they deserved. Cut them off in thy truth - In thy…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. 1-7This personal lament was caused by violent and godless people (Psalm 54:3). The psalmist prays to God and focuses on God's help (54:4). He asks God to save him from evil and judge his enemies (Psalm 54:5, 7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. He shall ... evil--or, "Evil shall return on" (Psa 7:16) my enemies or watchers, that is, to do me evil (Psa 6:7). in thy truth--Thy verified promise.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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