Psalm 54: God Is My Helper

Psalms tied to his years on the run

Psalms 54:1–7

¹Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me by your strength. ²Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. ³For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul; they have not set God before them. Selah. ⁴Look, God is my helper; the Lord is with those who uphold my soul. ⁵He shall repay evil to my enemies; cut them off in your truth. ⁶I will freely sacrifice to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good. ⁷For he has delivered me out of all trouble, and my eye has seen his desire upon my enemies.

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About this passage

Psalms and Prayers of DavidPsalm 54: God Is My Helper

What it says

Its title ties it to the Ziphites telling Saul that David was hiding among them. David asks God to save him by his name, and says, “Surely God is my helper.”

Where this fits

One of 19 passages in David's Psalms and Prayers of David, in the group “Psalms tied to his years on the run.”

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