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Psalm 54:3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 54 · verse 3
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.Psalm 54:3 · King James Version
Psalm 54:3 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.
4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
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Key words (Strong's)
- oppressorsʻârîytsfearfulH6184 →
- strangerszûwrto turn asideH2114 →
- seekbâqashto search outH1245 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- setsûwmto putH7760 →
- 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