02.054. Psalm 54

Psalms 54:1-7 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? This psalm was composed when the Ziphites, men of the same tribe with David, instigated Saul to destroy him, and directed him how to accomplish it, 1 Samuel 23:1-29; 1 Samuel 24:1-22. It contains, (1.) David’s strong cries to his God, that he would save and judge him, and hear his requests, Psalms 51:1-2. (2.) Bitter complaints of the oppression and impiety of his enemies, Psalms 51:3. (3.) His triumphant consolation in the view of what God was to him, and would do for him, intermixed with holy resolutions to praise God for his kindness, Psalms 51:4-7.

While Satan and my lusts, and the men of the world, unite to destroy me, let me call on God. Let me be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Let me rejoice in him, who hath delivered, who doth deliver, and in whom I trust that he will deliver me.