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Psalms 54

God is my helper

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might! 2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. 3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selaha 4Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.b

5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them. 6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.c 7For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.d

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Psalm 54 is a brief, urgent cry for deliverance from personal enemies, attributed to David when the Ziphites betrayed his location to Saul. In just seven verses, the psalm moves from desperate petition to confident praise, modeling how faith processes threat. The keyword

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 54(1)

Soul

Bible Characters· Psalms 54(3)

DavidSaulSelah

References· Psalms 54

a
v.3 — Psalms 86:14, Psalms 36:1, John 16:3, Psalms 53:4, Psalms 59:3-5, Job 19:13-15, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 16:8, Psalms 22:16, Matthew 27:20-23
b
v.4 — Hebrews 13:6, Psalms 118:6-7, Isaiah 41:10, Romans 8:31, Psalms 118:13, Isaiah 50:7-9, Isaiah 42:1, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Psalms 41:12
c
v.6 — Psalms 52:9, Psalms 140:13, Psalms 147:1, Psalms 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:6-7, Psalms 107:22, Psalms 116:17, Psalms 92:1, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 66:13-16
d
v.7 — Psalms 59:10, Psalms 112:8, Psalms 92:11, Psalms 118:7, 2 Timothy 4:18, Psalms 37:34, Psalms 91:8, Psalms 34:19, Psalms 58:10-11, Psalms 34:6

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