Psalms 54:5
He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
In Context
4Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul.
6I will freely sacrifice unto thee; I will praise thy name, O Jehovah, because it is good.
Cross References
Psalms 5:8Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.
Psalms 31:23Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer.
Psalms 89:49Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.
Psalms 143:12And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant.
Revelation 18:6Recompense her even as she has recompensed; and double [to her] double, according to her works. In the cup which she has mixed, mix to her double.
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 →