Psalms 54:5
He shall requite the evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
In Context
4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face.
Psalms 31:23O love the LORD, all ye his saints: the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalms 89:49Lord, where are thy former mercies, 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 according to her works: in the 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 →