Psaume 54:5

5 Car des étrangers se sont élevés contre moi, et des hommes violents cherchent ma vie; ils n'ont point mis Dieu devant leurs yeux. Sélah (pause).

Psaume 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.

Psaume 54:5 In-Context

3 O Dieu, sauve-moi par ton nom, et fais-moi justice par ta puissance!
4 O Dieu, écoute ma prière, prête l'oreille aux paroles de ma bouche!
5 Car des étrangers se sont élevés contre moi, et des hommes violents cherchent ma vie; ils n'ont point mis Dieu devant leurs yeux. Sélah (pause).
6 Voici, Dieu est mon aide, le Seigneur est parmi ceux
7 Il fera retomber le mal sur mes ennemis. Selon ta fidélité, détruis-les.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.