“ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. ”
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies - Margin, “those that observe me.” The original word here means literally “to twist, to twist together;” then, to press together; then, to “oppress,” or to...
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy (e) truth. (e) According to your faithful promise for my defence.
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...
evil . the evil. Hebrew. ra'a' (with Art.) App-44.
5. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies As the verb ישיב , yashib, may be rendered he shall cause to return, (292) it seems to point not only at the punishment, but the kind of puni...
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. He shall reward evil - Saul and his courtiers, instead of having God's approbation, shall have his curse. Cut them off in thy truth...
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies— לשׁררי leshoreri, to them who, with a hostile mind, watch and observe me. This was the conduct of the Ziphites to David: they acted as Saul's spies, and wa...
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies. So the Qeri' reads х yaashiyb ( H7725 )]; but the Khethibh reads better, 'the ev...
Title.—( RV ) 'For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David: when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?' Whatever be the value of the title the...
Cut them off. — Or, put them to silence. In thy truth. — Or, according to thy faithfulness.
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,...
Reader, do observe how Christ, in the days of his flesh, found support and confidence in resting himself wholly upon his Father; so have the faithful done, so must the faithful do, in all ages. The c...
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies ,.... That eyed him as Saul did; that observed his haunts, where he resorted, and who were with him, as the Ziphites did under Saul's direction; as the Word m...
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. Ver. 5. He shall reward evil unto mine enemies ] Or, mine observers, that watch me a mischief. I shall escape out of trouble, and...
Behold, God is my helper Consider it, and see the vanity of all your wicked practices against me. The Lord is with them that uphold my soul He fights for them, and on my behalf, and therefore aga...
Consolations. 4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto m...
In thy truth; or, for or according to thy truth ; whereby thou art engaged to fulfil thy promises made to me, and thy threatenings denounced against thine and mine implacable enemies.
David Expresses His Confidence In God's Protection And Deliverance And Assures Him That He Will Not Be Short On Gratitude ( Psalms 54:4-6 ). Psalms 54:4-5 ‘Behold, God is my helper, The Sovere...
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...
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...
Prayer and Consolation at the Time of Persecution. To the chief musician on Neginoth, the music to be played on stringed instruments as the psalm was rendered in the liturgical service, Maschil, a...
2 Timothy 4:14 ; Psalms 137:8 ; Psalms 27:11 ; Psalms 31:23 ; Psalms 5:8 ; Psalms 14:1 ; Psalms 89:49 ; Revelation 18:6
Thy truth — Whereby thou art engaged to fulfil thy promises and threatenings.