Psalms 54:5
He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
ASV Byzantine Text
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 of them that uphold my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 5:8Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
Psalms 31:23Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
Psalms 89:49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
Psalms 143:12And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
Revelation 18:6Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double, even as she has done, and according to her works: in her cup which she mingled, mingle unto 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 →