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Psalms 54

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Key Verse

Psalms 54:1 ESV

O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might.

Outline

  • Save Me O God And Vindicate Me By Your Strength (v1)
  • Hear My Prayer O God For Strangers Rise Up Against Me (v2-3)
  • Behold God Is My Helper, He Will Repay My Enemies (v4-5)
  • I Will Praise Your Name O Lord For It Is Good (v6-7)

Context

  • Written by David
  • Written in Hebrew
  • Written 1040 B.C. – 970 B.C.
  • Passage type · Poetic
  • 7 verses · 137 words

Notes

To the Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. A 2Contemplation of David When the Ziphites Went and Said to Saul, “Is David Not Hiding with Us?”

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The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

1O God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

2O God, hear my prayer;

give ear to the words of my mouth.

3For strangersa have risen against me;

ruthless men seek my life;

they do not set God before themselves. Selah

4Behold, God is my helper;

the Lord is the upholder of my life.

5He will return the evil to my enemies;

in your faithfulness put an end to them.

6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;

I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good.

7For he has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

  1. a 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)
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