Psalms 54:4
Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
In Context
5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
Psalms 41:12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Psalms 118:13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
Isaiah 42:1Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 54:2-4
Complaints. 1 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. We may observe here, 1. The great distress that David was now in, which the title gives an account of. The Ziphim came of their own accord, and informed Saul where David was, with a promise to deliver him into his hand. One would have thought that when David had… Read the whole commentary →