Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.
Save me, O God. Thou art my Saviour; all around me are my foes and their eager helpers. No shelter is permitted me. Every land rejects me and denies me rest. But thou, O God, wilt give me refuge, and deliver me from all my enemies. By thy name, by thy great and glorious nature. Employ all thine attributes for me.
Save me, O God, by thy name,.... That is, by himself, by his power, and of his grace and goodness; the Lord's name is often used for himself. David in his distress applies to his God for salvation and deliverance, who only could give it; which was right; and his prayer was remarkably heard and answered: for when Saul came down upon the first discovery...
David was trapped, betrayed by the Ziphites, facing what looked like certain death in that cave. Yet see his faith: he calls upon God's name and power when all human help is gone. This teaches us never to despair, no matter how impossible our straits appear.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 54:1-7