"But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue
that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong.
This peace, righteousness, security, triumph over the opposition, is the
heritage of the servants of the Lord, those in whom the ideal Servant
of the Lord is reproduced; this is the righteousness or the vindication which
they obtain from Me, this is that which I impart to them as their justification."
(Isaiah 54:17)
PSALM 54
Save me, O God, by Your name; judge and vindicate me
by Your mighty strength and power.
Hear my pleading and my prayer, O God;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
For strangers and insolent men are rising up against me,
and violent men and ruthless ones seek and demand my life;
they do not see God before them.
Selah pause, and calmly think of that!
Behold, God is my helper and ally;
the Lord is my upholder and is
with them who uphold my life.
He will pay back evil to my enemies;
in Your faithfulness Lord, put an end to them.
With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks and praise
Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
For He has delivered me out of every trouble,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my enemies.
"God is faithful, though men are not to be trusted, and it is well for us it is so.
David has no other plea to defend upon than God's name, no other power upon
than God's strength, and these he makes his refuge and confidence.
This would be the effectual answer to his prayers.
Looking unto David, betrayed by the men of Judah, and to Jesus, betrayed by one
of His apostles, what can we expect from any who have not set God before them,
save ingratitude, treachery, malice and cruelty?
What bonds of nature, or friendship, or gratitude, or covenant, will hold
those that have broken through the fear of God?
Selah, Mark this: Let us set God before us at all times;
for if we do not, we are in danger of despair."
-Matthew Henry's Commentary
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