Psalms 54 · Verse 5

Psalms 54:5

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.
Psalms 54:5, King James Version

Psalms 54:5 in other translations

BSBHe will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
WEBHe will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.
ASVHe will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
YLTTurn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.
DARBYHe will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.
BBELet the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.
WebsterHe will reward evil to my enemies; cut them off in thy truth.

What does Psalms 54:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. He shall ... evil--or, "Evil shall return on" (Psa 7:16) my enemies or watchers, that is, to do me evil (Psa 6:7). in thy truth--Thy verified promise.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 He shall reward evil - Saul and his courtiers, instead of having God's approbation, shall have his curse. Cut them off in thy truth - Thou hast promised to save me; these have purposed to destroy me. Thy truth is engaged in my defence; they will destroy me if permitted to live: to save thy truth, and to accomplish its promises, thou must cut them off.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 54:4-7

Behold, God is mine Helper. If we are for him, he is for us; and if he is for us, we need not fear. Every creature is that to us, and no more, which God makes it to be. The Lord will in due time save his people, and in the mean time he sustains them, and bears them up, so that the spirit he has made shall not fail. There is truth in God's threatenings, as well as in his promises; sinners that repent not, will find…

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Psalms 54:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יָשִׁ֣יבya.Shivmay he bring backH7725
הָ֭רַעHa.ra'the evilH7451
לְשֹׁרְרָ֑יle.sho.re.Raito enemies myH8324
בַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ba.'a.mi.te.khain faithfulness yourH571
הַצְמִיתֵֽם\׃hatz.mi.Temdestroy themH6789

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 54:5

  • Psalms 143:12

    And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

  • Psalms 89:49

    Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

  • Psalms 31:23

    O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

  • Psalms 94:23

    And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.

  • Psalms 137:8

    O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

  • 2 Timothy 4:14

    Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

  • Revelation 18:6

    Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

  • Psalms 27:11

    Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

  • Psalms 5:8

    Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

  • Psalms 143:1

    A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
reward.
31:23; 137:8; 2Ti 4:14; Re 18:6
mine enemies. Heb. those that observe me.
5:8; 27:11; *marg:
cut.
89:49; 143:1,12

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Context

  • Psalms 54:4

    Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

  • Psalms 54:5

    He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

  • Psalms 54:6

    I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

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Psalms 54:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El volverá el mal á mis enemigos: córtalos por tu verdad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car des étrangers se sont levés contre moi, et des hommes violents cherchent ma vie; ils n’ont pas mis Dieu devant eux. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er wird das Böse zurückerstatten meinen Feinden; nach deiner Wahrheit vertilge sie!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cor meum conturbatum est in me, et formido mortis cecidit super me.