Psalms 54

Psalms 54THEME: A cry of faith in the time of AntichristThis marvelous little psalm is wedged in here, in the midst of all the troubles of the Great Tribulation, so that we can hear the cry of faith on the part of the remnant of God’s people and of a great company of Gentiles, too. Now note the historical background: “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?” From this introduction we discover several things. The neginoth was a stringed musical instrument. Maschil means that this is another psalm of instruction, a psalm of David. The Ziphims absolutely betrayed David. The Ziphims are also called Ziphites, and the record of their betrayal is found in 1 Samuel 23. When David learned that these people had told Saul where he was, he cried:

Psalms 54:1

David was betrayed. And we are told that in the Great Tribulation period brother will betray brother. It will be a time again of awful betrayal. It was a godless crowd that betrayed David. During the Tribulation period the godless Antichrist will be in power, and the Jewish remnant will suffer greatly under this Man of Sin.

Psalms 54:3

David was in deep distress, as will be the remnant during the Tribulation of the future. This brief psalm concludes with an expression of confidence in the help of God.

Psalms 54:4

We know from the historical record that God did deliver David from the treacherous Ziphites, and the faithful remnant can rest in the confidence that God will deliver them also. God will surely keep His promises.