Psalms 54:5
He will repay evil to my enemies; For thy truth's sake, O God! cut them off!
Noyes Bible
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 the support of my life.
6With a willing heart will I sacrifice to thee; I will praise thy name, O LORD! for it is good;
Cross References
Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD! in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; Make thy path straight before my face!
Psalms 31:23O love the LORD, all ye his servants; For the LORD preserveth the faithful, And requiteth the proud in full measure!
Psalms 89:49Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, thou destroyer! Happy be he who requiteth thee As thou hast dealt with us!
Psalms 143:12And, in thy compassion, cut off mine enemies, And destroy all that distress me! For I am thy servant.
Revelation 18:6Requite her even as she requited, and render to her double according to her works; in the cup which she 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 →