Psalms 54:5

5 My enemies tell lies about me. Do to them the evil things they planned against me. God, be faithful and destroy them.

Psalms 54:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 54:5

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 F13 here used for "enemies" signifies: the mischief they had devised for him, he believed, would be returned upon their own heads; the pit they digged they would fall into themselves; and the net they had spread for others their own feet would be taken in. This was true as of David's enemies, so of Christ's, the wicked Jews, who narrowly watched him to take every advantage against him;

cut them off in thy truth;
root and branch, as Saul, and his family, and his courtiers, quickly were, according to the truth of promises made to David, and of threatenings unto them.


FOOTNOTES:

F13 (yrrvl) "observatoribus meis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis.

Psalms 54:5 In-Context

3 Strangers are attacking me. Mean people are trying to kill me. They don't care about God. "Selah"
4 But I know that God helps me. The Lord is the one who keeps me going.
5 My enemies tell lies about me. Do to them the evil things they planned against me. God, be faithful and destroy them.
6 I will sacrifice an offering to you just because I choose to. Lord, I will praise your name because it is good.
7 You have saved me from all of my troubles. With my own eyes I have seen you win the battle over my enemies.
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