Psalms 54:4
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
In Context
3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
Psalms 41:12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
Psalms 118:13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be 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 →