“ Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. ”
Save me, O God, by thy name - The word “name” here may include the perfections or attributes properly implied in the name. It is a calling on God as God, or in view of all that is implied in his...
"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, (a) by thy name, and judge me by thy str...
LIV. The Psalmist Prays for Deliverance from Powerful and Bitter Foes. He trusts in God who will destroy his enemies. When that is done, he will offer sacrifice in thanksgiving. His enemies are Jew...
Title. Maschil . Instruction. The seventh of thirteen Psalms so named. See note on Title, Psalms 32 , and App-65. when, &c Compare 1 Samuel 23:19 ; 1 Samuel 26:1 . God. Hebrew. Elohim....
1. Save me, O God! As David was at this time placed beyond the reach of human assistance, he must be understood as praying to be saved by the name and the power of God, In an emphatica...
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....
David, complaining of the Ziphims, prayeth for salvation: upon his confidence in God's help, he promiseth sacrifice. To the chief musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphi...
Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. Psalms 54:1-7 .-Prayer for deliverance from godless oppressors ( Psalms 54:1-3 ); confident anticipation of it, and promise of thank...
Judge me ] Do justice to me. By thy strength] RV 'in thy might.' God's 'judgment' is a practical vindication of His people's cause.
By thy name. — See Note, Psalms 20:1 . (Comp. Isaiah 30:27 .) Judge me by thy strength — i.e. , in Thy power see that justice is done me.
Psalms 54:1-7 THE tone and language of this psalm have nothing special. The situation of the psalmist is the familiar one of being encompassed by enemies. His mood is the familiar one of discourag...
Sinners All-God Alone Can Help Psalms 53:1-6 ; Psalms 54:1-7 That Psalms 53:1-6 should be a repetition of Psalms 14:1-7 , with very few variations, suggests, as does the “verily, verily” of...
The burden of the psalm is expressed in the first two verses. Its reason is described in verse Psalms 54:3 , while assurance is the song of what remains. Taking the second and third sections first,...
CONTENTS The Psalmist is at the throne of grace in this Psalm, in the exercise of prayer and praise. He cries to God for deliverance from his enemies, and concludes with thanksgiving; in the assuran...
THE NAME THAT SAVES ‘Save me, O God, by Thy name.’ Psalms 54:1 I. The appeal of the sinner here is to the name of God. —That name is the expression or revelation of what God is, and of what...
Save me, O God, by thy name ,.... That is, by himself, by his power, and of his grace and goodness; the Lord's name is often used for himself. David in his distress applies to his God for salvation...
Psalms 54:1 «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...
Save me by thy name That is, by thy own strength, as the next words explain it, because I have no other refuge. Or, for thy name , for thy own glory, which is concerned in my deliverance. And jud...
Complaints. To the chief musician on Neginoth, Maschil. A psalm of David, when the Ziphim came and said to Saul, Doth not Da...
PSALM 54 Of which he speaks 1Sa 23 , when they did seek to betray him a second time. The psalmist, complaining of his oppressors, prayeth forGod's protection; and for the righteous punishment of h...
Heading ( Psalms 54:1 a). Psalms 54:1 ‘For the Chief Musician, on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Does not David hide himself with us?” Dedic...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician on Neginoth.” There is very little doubt that “ Neginoth ” is “the general term denoting all stringed instruments whatsoever, whether played wit...
Neginoth Neginoth, stringed instruments. Maschil Maschil, "instruction."
Psalms 54:1 . By thy name. See note on Proverbs 18:10 . Psalms 54:7 . Mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. The words, his desire, are not in the Hebrew. David says merely that...
Save me, O God, by Thy name, and judge me by Thy strength. Phases of piety I. Piety praying. The prayer has respect to-- 1. The character of God ( Psalms 54:1 ). 2. The entreatability of...
EXPOSITION THIS is a short psalm, written in a time of great trouble, and containing, first, an earnest prayer for deliverance ( Psalms 54:1-19 ); and then an expression of confidence in God's...
Save me, O God, by Thy name, this being the sum of all God's attributes as revealed to men, especially His grace, mercy, and truth, and judge me by Thy strength, another manifestation of His name o...
1 Samuel 23:19 ; 1 Samuel 23:20 ; 1 Samuel 26:1 ; Acts 4:12 ; Exodus 23:21 ; Exodus 3:14 ; Exodus 3:15 ; Exodus 34:5 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Isaiah 30:27 ; Jeremiah 50:34 ; Micah 7:5 ; Micah 7:6...
Name — By thy own strength. Judge — Plead my cause.