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Psalm 54

Sal. 54:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
on Neginoth
ngiynah (Hebrew #5058)
from 5059; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
KJV usage: stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.
Pronounce: neg-ee-naw'
Origin: or ngiynath (Psa. 61:title) {neg-ee-nath'}
, Maschil
maskiyl (Hebrew #4905)
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
KJV usage: Maschil.
Pronounce: mas-keel'
Origin: from 7919
, A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
, when the Ziphims
Ziyphiy (Hebrew #2130)
a Ziphite or inhabitant of Ziph
KJV usage: Ziphim, Ziphite.
Pronounce: zee-fee'
Origin: patrial from 2128
h came
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
and said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
to Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
, Doth not David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
hide
cathar (Hebrew #5641)
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.
Pronounce: saw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
himself with us?>> Save
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
me, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, by thy name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
, and judge
diyn (Hebrew #1777)
a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct
KJV usage: (come) with a straight course.
Pronounce: deen
Origin: or (Gen. 6:3) duwn {doon}
me by thy strength
gbuwrah (Hebrew #1369)
force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
KJV usage: force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
Pronounce: gheb-oo-raw'
Origin: feminine passive participle from the same as 1368
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1-3:  David, complaining of the Ziphims, prays for salvation.
4-7:  Upon his confidence in God's help he promises sacrifice.
A.M. 2943.
B.C. 1061.
(Title.)
Ziphims.
by the name.
Sal. 20:1• 1Al Músico principal: Salmo de David. Oígate Jehová en el día de conflicto; Defiéndate el nombre del Dios de Jacob. (Sal. 20:1)
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Sal. 48:10• 10Conforme á tu nombre, oh Dios, Así es tu loor hasta los fines de la tierra: De justicia está llena tu diestra. (Sal. 48:10)
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Sal. 79:9• 9Ayúdanos, oh Dios, salud nuestra, por la gloria de tu nombre: Y líbranos, y aplácate sobre nuestros pecados por amor de tu nombre. (Sal. 79:9)
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Éx. 3:14‑15• 14Y respondió Dios á Moisés: YO SOY EL QUE SOY. Y dijo: Así dirás á los hijos de Israel: YO SOY me ha enviado á vosotros.
15Y dijo más Dios á Moisés: Así dirás á los hijos de Israel: Jehová, el Dios de vuestros padres, el Dios de Abraham, Dios de Isaac y Dios de Jacob, me ha enviado á vosotros. Este es mi nombre para siempre, este es mi memorial por todos los siglos.
(Éx. 3:14‑15)
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Éx. 23:21• 21Guárdate delante de él, y oye su voz; no le seas rebelde; porque él no perdonará vuestra rebelión: porque mi nombre está en él. (Éx. 23:21)
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Éx. 34:5‑6• 5Y Jehová descendió en la nube, y estuvo allí con él, proclamando el nombre de Jehová.
6Y pasando Jehová por delante de él, proclamó: Jehová, Jehová, fuerte, misericordioso, y piadoso; tardo para la ira, y grande en benignidad y verdad;
(Éx. 34:5‑6)
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Pr. 18:10• 10Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: A él correrá el justo, y será levantado. (Pr. 18:10)
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Is. 30:27• 27He aquí que el nombre de Jehová viene de lejos: su rostro encendido, y grave de sufrir; sus labios llenos de ira, y su lengua como fuego que consume; (Is. 30:27)
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Mt. 1:21,23• 21Y parirá un hijo, y llamarás su nombre JESÚS, porque él salvará á su pueblo de sus pecados.
23He aquí la virgen concebirá y parirá un hijo, Y llamarás su nombre Emmanuel, que declarado, es: Con nosotros Dios.
(Mt. 1:21,23)
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Hch. 4:12• 12Y en ningún otro hay salud; porque no hay otro nombre debajo del cielo, dado á los hombres, en que podamos ser salvos. (Hch. 4:12)
judge.
 Book 2, Series 2. The Great Tribulation. (“The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy” by B. Anstey)
 Psalm 54 gives one, but a most weighty, practical, principle—God alone and His name; that is, the revelation of Himself is the resource of the soul. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 49-54 by J.N. Darby)
 It is not Jehovah until the end of the psalm, but God, as such, in contract with men and all else; and in Himself known in what He is—the source of mercy and good, on which we depend. But God has revealed Himself—made Himself known to men; His name, that which expresses what He is, is known, and the heart trusts in this. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 49-54 by J.N. Darby)
 The psalmist pleads that God, in accord with the revelation of Himself, would act in power to grant justice to His people. (Psalms 54 by H. Smith)
 This psalm, again written from an outside place—the wilderness of Ziph where David and company fled from Saul, indicates the remnant have fled. (Book 2. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David; when the Ziphites came, and said to Saul, Is not David hiding himself with us? O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength do me justice.