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And my eye has seen <i>its desire</i> upon my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/54.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has saved me from all trouble, And my eye has looked <i>with satisfaction</i> upon my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/54.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For He has delivered me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/54.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For He has delivered me from all trouble; And my eye has looked <i>with satisfaction</i> upon my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/54.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He has delivered me from all distress, And my eye has looked <i>in triumph</i> upon my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/54.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For He has rescued me from every trouble, And my eye has looked <i>with satisfaction</i> (triumph) on my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/54.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has rescued me from every trouble, and my eye has looked down on my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/54.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked down on my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/54.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/54.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have rescued me from all my troubles, and my own eyes have seen my enemies fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/54.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/54.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your name rescues me from every trouble. My eyes will gloat over my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/54.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have rescued me from all my troubles, and I have seen my enemies defeated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/54.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />for he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have seen the end of my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/54.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/54.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/54.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath seen its desire upon my enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/54.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/54.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/54.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He delivered me from all adversity, "" And my eye has looked on my enemies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/54.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For, from all adversity He delivered me, And on mine enemies hath mine eye looked!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/54.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For from all straits he delivered me, and mine eyes looked upon my enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/54.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/54.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 53:9>For you have quickly rescued me from all tribulation, and my eye has looked down upon my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/54.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because it has rescued me from every trouble, and my eyes look down on my foes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/54.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/54.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered me out of all troubles; and mine eye hath seen mine enemies defeated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/54.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For you have delivered me from all troubles and my eye has perceived my enemy. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/54.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath gazed upon mine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/54.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered me out of all affliction, and mine eye has seen <i>my desire</i> upon mine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/54-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6398" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/54.htm">Vindicate Me by Your Might</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣî·lā·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">He has delivered me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from every</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">trouble,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">and my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ă·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">have stared down</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ū·ḇə·’ō·yə·ḇay (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">my foes.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-7.htm">Psalm 118:7</a></span><br />The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Psalm 34:19</a></span><br />Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-9.htm">Psalm 56:9</a></span><br />Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Psalm 59:10</a></span><br />My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-11.htm">Psalm 92:11</a></span><br />My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-8.htm">Psalm 112:8</a></span><br />His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">2 Timothy 4:18</a></span><br />And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-24.htm">1 Samuel 26:24</a></span><br />As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-49.htm">2 Samuel 22:49</a></span><br />who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a></span><br />But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-4.htm">Deuteronomy 20:4</a></span><br />For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-4.htm">1 John 4:4</a></span><br />You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he has delivered me out of all trouble: and my eye has seen his desire on my enemies.</p><p class="hdg">For he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Psalm 34:19</a></b></br> Many <i>are</i> the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a></b></br> The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-24.htm">1 Samuel 26:24</a></b></br> And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.</p><p class="hdg">and mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-34.htm">Psalm 37:34</a></b></br> Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Psalm 58:10,11</a></b></br> The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Psalm 59:10</a></b></br> The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see <i>my desire</i> upon mine enemies.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/54-5.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/54-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/54-5.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">Gazed</a> <a href="/psalms/54-5.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Maschil</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/esther/5-13.htm">Satisfaction</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Stringed</a> <a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Triumph</a> <a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Troubles</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/60-11.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/56-2.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/92-11.htm">Gazed</a> <a href="/psalms/56-2.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Maschil</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/56-7.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/psalms/112-8.htm">Satisfaction</a> <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Stringed</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Triumph</a> <a href="/psalms/55-2.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Troubles</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 54</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">David, complaining of the Ziphims, prays for salvation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Upon his confidence in God's help he promises sacrifice</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context of <a href="/psalms/54.htm">Psalm 54</a> is David's plea for help when the Ziphites betrayed him to Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/23-19.htm">1 Samuel 23:19-24</a>). This historical backdrop highlights God's intervention in David's life, rescuing him from imminent danger. The phrase underscores the biblical theme of God's deliverance, seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in the Exodus narrative (<a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30</a>) and in the lives of other figures like Daniel (<a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who delivers believers from sin and death (<a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a>).<p><b>and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes</b><br>This part of the verse speaks to the victory and vindication that God grants to His people. David's experience of seeing his enemies defeated is a testament to God's justice and protection. The phrase "looked in triumph" suggests a confident expectation of God's intervention, reminiscent of the assurance found in other psalms (<a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a>). It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God granting victory to His chosen ones, as seen in the battles of Israel (<a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10</a>) and the ultimate triumph of Christ over evil (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>). This triumph is not just physical but spiritual, pointing to the believer's victory over spiritual adversaries through Christ (<a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this Psalm, David often found himself in situations where he was pursued by enemies, notably King Saul. This Psalm is a reflection of his trust in God's deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/ziphites.htm">Ziphites</a></b><br>The people of Ziph, who betrayed David to Saul, are the backdrop for this Psalm. Their actions are recorded in <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/23.htm">1 Samuel 23</a>, where they inform Saul of David's location.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the Psalm, God is portrayed as the deliverer and protector of David, emphasizing His faithfulness and power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies/foes.htm">Enemies/Foes</a></b><br>These are the adversaries David faced, both physically in the form of Saul and his men, and spiritually as those who opposed God's anointed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_ziph.htm">Wilderness of Ziph</a></b><br>The geographical setting where David was hiding when the Ziphites betrayed him, highlighting the physical and emotional challenges he faced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_deliverer.htm">God as Deliverer</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to deliver us from our troubles, just as He delivered David.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/facing_foes_with_faith.htm">Facing Foes with Faith</a></b><br>Like David, we can face our adversaries with confidence, knowing that God is on our side.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_past_deliverances.htm">Remembering Past Deliverances</a></b><br>Reflect on past instances where God has delivered you, strengthening your faith for current challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Prayer in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>Use prayer as a means to seek God's intervention and deliverance in difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Rely on the faithfulness of God, who has proven time and again to be a refuge for His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_54.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 54</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_54_7_align_with_david's_struggles.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 54:7’s claim that God delivered the psalmist from all trouble with the ongoing struggles David faced elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_comfort_grief.htm">How does God provide deliverance from troubles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If 'none can stand' before God's anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_caring_people_suffer_despite_psalm_41.htm">How can Psalm 41:1-3 claim God protects those who care for the poor when many compassionate people still suffer or die?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/54.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) This verse does not actually state what has happened, but, according to a well-known Hebrew idiom should be rendered, <span class= "ital">When he shall have delivered, </span>&c<p><span class= "bld">Hath seen his desire.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">hath gloated on </span>The Hebrews use the words <span class= "ital">seeing </span>and <span class= "ital">looking </span>very expressively, making the simple verb do almost what the <span class= "ital">eye </span>itself can do: show <span class= "ital">hatred, love, triumph, defeat, wistfulness, disgust, </span>&C (See <a href="/psalms/35-21.htm" title="Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.">Psalm 35:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/52-6.htm" title="The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:">Psalm 52:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm" title="The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.">Psalm 59:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/92-11.htm" title="My eye also shall see my desire on my enemies, and my ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.">Psalm 92:11</a>; <a href="/songs/6-13.htm" title="Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look on you. What will you see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.">Song of Solomon 6:13</a>; &c) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/54.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he hath delivered me out of all trouble</span>. "The poet looks forward, and treats the future as past" (Cheyne). He sees the "troubles" over, the Ziphites disappointed and punished, himself not only preserved from the immediate danger, but altogether freed from trouble of every kind, and rejoices in the deliverance which he feels has been accorded him. <span class="cmt_word">And mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies</span>. There is nothing about "desire" in the original, which seems rather to mean, "Mine eye has looked, calmly and leisurely, upon my (defeated) enemies" (so Dr. Kay). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/54-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has delivered me</span><br /><span class="heb">הִצִּילָ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣî·lā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from every</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trouble,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָ֭רָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have stared down</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאֲתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ă·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my foes.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בְאֹיְבַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·’ō·yə·ḇay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/54-7.htm">Psalm 54:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/54-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 54:7 For he has delivered me out (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/54-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 54:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 54:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/55-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 55:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>