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<p id="Chapter54" align="center">Commentary by A. R. FAUSSET<br>PSALM 54
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<p id="Ps54_1"><a onclick="return mV('Psa',54,'1-7');">Psa 54:1-7</a>.
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<p>See on JFB for <a href="./Comm/jfb/Psa/Psa004.html#Ps4_1">Ps 4:1</a>, title; JFB for <a href="./Comm/jfb/Psa/Psa032.html#Ps32_1">Ps 32:1</a>, title; for the history, see <a onclick="return mV('1Sa',23,19,29);">1Sa 23:19, 29</a>; <a onclick="return mV('1Sa',26,'1-25');">26:1-25</a>. After an earnest cry for help, the Psalmist promises praise in the assurance of a hearing.
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<p><b>1. by thy name</b>— (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',5,11);">Psa 5:11</a>), specially, power.
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<br><br><b>judge me</b>—as in <a onclick="return mV('Psa',7,8);">Psa 7:8</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Psa',26,1);">26:1</a>.
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<p id="Ps54_2"><b>2.</b> (Compare <a onclick="return mV('Psa',4,1);">Psa 4:1</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Psa',5,1);">5:1</a>).
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<p id="Ps54_3"><b>3. strangers</b>—perhaps Ziphites.
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<br><br><b>oppressors</b>—literally, "terrible ones" (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',13,11);">Isa 13:11</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Isa',25,3);">25:3</a>). Such were Saul and his army.
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<br><br><b>not set...them</b>—acted as atheists, without God's fear (compare <a onclick="return mV('Psa',16,8);">Psa 16:8</a>).
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<p id="Ps54_4"><b>4.</b> (Compare <a onclick="return mV('Psa',30,10);">Psa 30:10</a>).
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<br><br><b>with them</b>—on their side, and for me (compare <a onclick="return mV('Psa',46,11);">Psa 46:11</a>).
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<p id="Ps54_5"><b>5. He shall...evil</b>—or, "Evil <i>shall return</i> on" (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',7,16);">Psa 7:16</a>) my enemies or watchers, that is, to do me evil (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',6,7);">Psa 6:7</a>).
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<br><br><b>in thy truth</b>—Thy verified promise.
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<p id="Ps54_6"><b>6. I will freely,</b> etc.—or, present a <i>freewill</i> offering (<a onclick="return mV('Lev',7,16);">Lev 7:16</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Num',15,3);">Num 15:3</a>).
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<p id="Ps54_7"><b>7. mine eye...desire</b>—(compare <a onclick="return mV('Psa',59,10);">Psa 59:10</a>; <a onclick="return mV('Psa',112,8);">112:8</a>), expresses satisfaction in beholding the overthrow of his enemies as those of God, without implying any selfish or unholy feeling (compare <a href= "#" onclick="return mV('Psa',52,6,7);">Psa 52:6-7</a>).
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