Psalm 54
Save me by thy name
The psalmist cries to God for judgment and strength against strangers and oppressors. God is helper; He rewards evil to enemies and delivers from trouble.
7 verses. The 54th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
2Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
6I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
Matthew Henry on Psalm 54
1,827 words, in 2 passages.
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.