Psalms 54:7
And I said, “Who will give me wings like the dove, so that I may fly away and take rest?”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
In Context
6Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and darkness has buried me.
8Behold, I have fled far away, and I linger in solitude.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:24And just as your soul has been magnified this day in my eyes, so let my soul be magnified in the eyes of the Lord, and may he free me from all distress.”
Psalms 34:6May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.
Psalms 59:10Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. Into Idumea, I will extend my shoe. To me, the foreigners have been made subject.
Psalms 118:7I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 54:5-7
Consolations. 4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. 6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord ; for it is good. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. We have here the lively actings of David's faith in his prayer, by which he was assured that the issue would be comfortable, though the attempt upon him was formidable. I. He… Read the whole commentary →