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Psalm 54:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 54 · verse 1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.Psalm 54:1 · King James Version
Psalm 54:1 in context
1Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
2Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- judgedîyna straight courseH1777 →
- Saveyâshaʻproperly, to be open, wide or freeH3467 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3