Psalm 54:1
“Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength.”
This Psalm is a prayer set to music. In It, David is crying out to God to deliver him from those who are seeking his life to end it. The title of the Psalm gives us insight into the situation he is facing.
‘A Contemplation of David when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, ‘Is David not hiding with us?’”
Because of the jealous rage of King Saul, David was forced to live in hiding. The Wilderness of Ziph provided a perfect hiding place for David and his men. The many caves made it difficult for anyone to pinpoint their whereabouts. That is, until the Ziphites, or inhabitants of that area alerted Saul to David’s location. When news reached David that King Saul knew where he was hiding, and that he was coming…
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Jim Gallagher 