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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Psalms 54:1

David. It alludes to some of his persecutions, particularly to that of Absalom, as well as to that of the Church, and of Jesus Christ. Bede explains it of Onias: who, being excluded from the high priesthood, retired into Egypt, and built the temple of Onion, 2 Machabees xiii. (Calmet)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    PSALM LIV _The psalmist complains that strangers were risen up against_ _him to take away his life_, 1-3; _expresses his confidence in God that he will uphold him, and_ _punish his enemies_, 4, 5;...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 name,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 54 The Prayer of the Godly _ 1. The prayer for salvation (Psalms 54:1)_ 2. The assurance of faith (Psalms 54:4) During that final apostasy when the man of sin is revealed, the saints among...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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 Jews f...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    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._ App-4. Thy

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _by thy name_ God's name is the manifestation of His character, the sum of His revealed attributes. The Psalmist can appeal to it, for He has declared that it is His will to save those who put their t...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _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 Ziphims...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 54 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Prayer Prompted by the Hostile Action of the Zephites. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 54:1-2, Prayer for Salvation and Vindication; supported by a _Refrain, vet._ 3, descr...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _SAVE ME, O GOD, BY THY NAME, AND JUDGE ME BY THY STRENGTH._ Psalms 54:1.-Prayer for deliverance from godless oppressors (Psalms 54:1); confident anticipation of it, and promise of thanksgiving for i...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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 there...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לַ † מְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּ נְגִינֹ֗ת מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 54:1 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 discouragement...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SINNERS ALL-GOD ALONE CAN HELP Psalms 53:1; Psalms 54:1 That Psalms 53:1 should be a repetition of Psalms 14:1, with very few variations,

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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, the...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    "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 stre...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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 assuranc...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _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 He is...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    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 emphatical sense, or...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 54 is the cry to God to deliver according to the value of His name, the subject of trust. The double character of the enemies is spoken ofstrangers, enemies from without; and oppressors, the pr...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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 and...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 by...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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 judg...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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 or e...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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 did...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-3 God is faithful, though men are not to be trusted, and it is well for us it is so. David has no other plea to depend upon than God's name, no other power to depend upon than God's strength, and t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    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 his en...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 54:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) instruments H5058 Contemplation H4905 (H8688) David H1732 Ziphites H2130 went H935 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID PRAYS TO BE DELIVERED FROM THE HANDS OF SAUL (PSALMS 54:1). Psalms 54:1 ‘Save me, O God, by your name, And judge me in your might. Hear my prayer, O God, Give ear to the words of my mouth.'...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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?” Dedicated to...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    NEGINOTH Neginoth, stringed instruments. MASCHIL Maschil, "instruction....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prayer for rescue from oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: If we are for God, we may be assured God will be for us and that we will have such care from Him that we need never s...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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 his ene...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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 God (Psal...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 54:1. This is an individual lament, asking for God’s help against those who threaten the lives of the faithful. The title connects the song to the events of...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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 with...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS is a short psalm, written in a time of great trouble, and containing, first, an earnest prayer for deliverance (Psalms 54:1); and then an expression of confidence in God's aid, and of...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 54:1-7 is to the chief musician on a stringed instrument. A prayer of David. When the Ziphims came and said to Saul, "David is hiding down in the wilderness of Ziph." And so, even as he didn't car...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 23:19; 1 Samuel 23:20; 1 Samuel 26:1; Acts 4:12; Exodus 23:21

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Name — By thy own strength. Judge — Plead my cause....

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