SURELY GOD IS MY HELP
Key verse: 4
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Psalm 54[a]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”
1 Save me(B), O God, by your name;(C)
vindicate me by your might.(D)
2 Hear my prayer, O God;(E)
listen to the words of my mouth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
- Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Cross references
- Psalm 54:1 : 1Sa 23:19; 26:1
- Psalm 54:1 : S 1Sa 24:15
- Psalm 54:1 : Ps 20:1
- Psalm 54:1 : 2Ch 20:6
- Psalm 54:2 : S Ps 4:1; 5:1; 55:1
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps 86:14
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps 18:48; 140:1, 4, 11
- Psalm 54:3 : S 1Sa 20:1
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps 36:1
- Psalm 54:4 : S 1Ch 5:20; S Ps 20:2
- Psalm 54:4 : S Ps 18:35
- Psalm 54:5 : S Dt 32:35; Ps 94:23; Pr 24:12
- Psalm 54:5 : Ps 89:49; Isa 42:3
- Psalm 54:6 : S Lev 7:12, 16; S Ezr 1:4; S Ps 27:6
- Psalm 54:6 : Ps 44:8; 69:30; 138:2; 142:7; 145:1
- Psalm 54:6 : Ps 52:9
- Psalm 54:7 : Ps 34:6
- Psalm 54:7 : Ps 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7
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ESV
The Lord Upholds My Life
To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Maskil[a] of David, (B)when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”54 O God, save me by your (C)name,
and vindicate me by your might.
2 O God, (D)hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 (E)For (F)strangers[b] have risen against me;
ruthless men (G)seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4 Behold, (H)God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5 He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your (I)faithfulness (J)put an end to them.
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, (K)for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has (L)looked in triumph on my enemies.
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Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)
Cross references
- Psalm 54:1 : Ps. 4, title
- Psalm 54:1 : 1 Sam. 23:19; 26:1
- Psalm 54:1 : Ps. 5:11; 52:9
- Psalm 54:2 : See Ps. 55:1
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps. 86:14
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps. 18:44; 144:7; Isa. 25:5
- Psalm 54:3 : [1 Sam. 23:15]
- Psalm 54:4 : Ps. 118:7
- Psalm 54:5 : [Ps. 89:49]
- Psalm 54:5 : Ps. 143:12
- Psalm 54:6 : Ps. 52:9
- Psalm 54:7 : Ps. 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7
54 O God, save me by your (C)name,
and vindicate me by your might.
2 O God, (D)hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 (E)For (F)strangers[b] have risen against me;
ruthless men (G)seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4 Behold, (H)God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5 He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your (I)faithfulness (J)put an end to them.
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, (K)for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has (L)looked in triumph on my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)
Cross references
- Psalm 54:1 : Ps. 4, title
- Psalm 54:1 : 1 Sam. 23:19; 26:1
- Psalm 54:1 : Ps. 5:11; 52:9
- Psalm 54:2 : See Ps. 55:1
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps. 86:14
- Psalm 54:3 : Ps. 18:44; 144:7; Isa. 25:5
- Psalm 54:3 : [1 Sam. 23:15]
- Psalm 54:4 : Ps. 118:7
- Psalm 54:5 : [Ps. 89:49]
- Psalm 54:5 : Ps. 143:12
- Psalm 54:6 : Ps. 52:9
- Psalm 54:7 : Ps. 59:10; 92:11; 112:8; 118:7
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1. Save me, O God! (1-3)
Saul envied David and sought to kill him. (See 1Sa 23:13-29.) During his years as a fugitive in the desert David learned to depend on God. He didn't know what to do, so he cried out to God for help. The wilderness life became a time of God's training. Because he cried out to God in time of trouble, he grew in his inner man. God's training helped him grow as a great king and shepherd for his people.
2. He has delivered me (4-7)
When we depend wholly on God, he is always faithful to help. David experienced the saving grace and help of the Lord. He never forgot to offer a thanksgiving offering, and to praise and thank God who delivered him from all his troubles. Hard problems are opportunities to pray; God's deliverance is an opportunity to praise and thank God.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for hearing and answering my prayers when I call on you with all my heart. Help me to offer to you an offering that expresses my thanks.
One Word: God is my help; he sustains me