Psalms 54:2-7

2 O God, hear my prayer, and open your ears to the words from my mouth.

3 Strangers have attacked me. Ruthless people seek my life. They do not think about God. Selah

4 God is my helper! The Lord is the provider for my life.

5 My enemies spy on me. Pay them back with evil. Destroy them with your truth!

6 I will make a sacrifice to you along with a freewill offering. I will give thanks to your good name, O LORD.

7 Your name rescues me from every trouble. My eyes will gloat over my enemies.

Psalms 54:2-7 Meaning and 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? Of the word "neginoth," See Gill on "Ps 4:1," title; and of "maschil," See Gill on "Ps 32:1," title. The occasion of writing this psalm were the discoveries the Ziphims or Ziphites made to Saul of David being in their neighbourhood; which they did twice, as appears from 1 Samuel 23:14. Which of these gave occasion to the psalm is not certain; it is very likely that it was composed after both had been made. These Ziphims were the inhabitants of a city called Ziph, which was in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:55, near to which was a wilderness, which had its name from the city in which David was when they came to Saul with this news of him.