Chapter 54

David prays for help when the Ziphites tell Saul where he is hiding. He asks God to save him by his name, says God is his helper and promises to offer a freewill sacrifice of thanks.

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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

The key of this psalm hangs at the door, for the title tells us upon what occasion it was penned—when the inhabitants of Ziph, men of Judah (types of Judas the traitor), betrayed David to Saul, by informing him where he was and putting him in a way how to seize him. This they did twice (1 Sam. 23:19; 26:1), and it is upon record to their everlasting infamy. The psalm is sweet; the former part of i…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

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Psa 54:1-7. See on Psa 4:1, title; Psa 32:1, title; for the history, see 1Sa 23:19, 29; 26:1-25. After an earnest cry for help, the Psalmist promises praise in the assurance of a hearing. 1. by thy name--(Psa 5:11), specially, power. judge me--as in Psa 7:8; 26:1.