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Time after Pentecost · Proper 20 · Year B

Psalm 54

God Is My Helper

September 19, 2027

Saul and David in the Cave of En-Gedi, Willem de Poorter
Saul and David in the Cave of En-Gedi, Willem de Poorter, c. 1630–1648(Dutch Golden Age painting)
A small, dark Dutch panel: David in the cave holding the piece of robe he has just cut, with Saul unaware at the entrance.Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, and Psalm 54 is prayed from exactly this position: in a cave, with the man hunting you within reach.Willem de PoorterA Haarlem painter of small, dark biblical scenes, probably trained alongside Rembrandt in Lastman's circle.(Dutch Golden Age painting)The present owner is not recorded with the image; it is known from reproduction.(Dutch Golden Age painting)
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 9:30-37Mk 9:30-37
EpistleJas. 3:13-4:10Jas 3:13-4:10
Old TestamentJer. 11:18-20Jer 11:18-20
PsalterPs. 54Ps 54

Overview & Insights

"But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life." (Psalm 54:4)

A prayer for deliverance in which David, hunted by enemies who do not set God before them, calls on the name of the Lord to save and vindicate him and vows to offer thanks.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 54Commentary on Ps 54 Working Preacher

The Lutheran seminary commentary on the prayer for deliverance.

Psalm 54Ps 54 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical notes on the psalm.

Commentaries on Psalm 54:1Commentaries on Ps 54:1 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries on calling on God's name for help.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 54 (Hebrew)Ps 54 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary on the psalm.

Psalm 54 InterlinearPs 54 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew and English interlinear for word level study of the psalm.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Psalm 54Catena on Ps 54 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Psalm 54.

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