Psalms 54:1
To the chief music-maker; on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.\
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
In Context
2\54:1\When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Is not David keeping himself secret among us?
Cross References
Exodus 23:21Give attention to him and give ear to his voice; do not go against him; for your wrongdoing will not be overlooked by him, because my name is in him.
1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land?
2 Chronicles 20:6And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.
Psalms 26:1Of David. O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.
Psalms 48:10\48:9\Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.
Psalms 99:4The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 54:1
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. xxiii. 19 ; xxvi. 1 ), and it is upon record to their everlasting infamy. The psalm is sweet; the former part of it, perhaps, was meditated when he was in his distress and put into writing when the danger was over, with the… Read the whole commentary →