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Psalms 54

God is my helper

ave me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. 2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. 3Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me— people without regard for God.a

4Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.b 5Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. 6I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.c

7You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.d

Commentary

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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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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