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Psalms 54

God is my helper

ome with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might. 2Listen to my prayer, O God. Pay attention to my plea. 3For strangers are attacking me; violent people are trying to kill me. They care nothing for God. Interludea 4But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!b

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.c 7For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies.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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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 54(1)

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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
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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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