Psalms 54:4
(54:6) Behold, God is a helper unto me: the Lord is among those that uphold my soul.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then a spirit invested 'Amassai, the chief of the captains, [who said,] Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to every one that helpeth thee; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and placed them at the head of the troop.
Psalms 41:12(41:13) But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.
Psalms 118:13Thou hast thrust violently at me that I might fall; but the Lord assisted me.
Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I will uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my spirit upon him, that he may bring forth justice to the nations.
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 →