Psalms 54 (GNV)

Chapter Text

54:1 To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David, to give instruction. When the Ziphims came and said unto Saul, Is not David hid among us? Save mee, O God, by thy Name, and by thy power iudge me.

54:2 O God, heare my prayer: hearken vnto the wordes of my mouth.

54:3 For strangers are risen vp against me, and tyrants seeke my soule: they haue not set God before them. Selah.

54:4 Beholde, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that vpholde my soule.

54:5 He shall rewarde euill vnto mine enemies: Oh cut them off in thy trueth!

54:6 Then I will sacrifice freely vnto thee: I wil praise thy Name, O Lord, because it is good.

54:7 For he hath deliuered me out of al trouble, and mine eye hath seene my desire vpon mine enemies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "excelleth", "neginoth", "psalme", "david", "give", "instruction", "ziphims", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "excelleth" and "neginoth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local GNV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "excelleth" and "neginoth" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "excelleth" and "neginoth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.