When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
The verse belongs together with Psalms 54 and 55 as the morning reading for Saturday, July 31. It means that when the speaker cries to God, his enemies will turn back, and he knows this with certainty because God is for him and on his side. It expresses David's gratitude for personal deliverance from his enemies and his confidence that God's help will make his enemies turn back.
By His Spirit, Christ inspired the psalmist, bringing His own experience into the psalm. As a prophetic prayer it applies chiefly to Christ and only secondarily to David, expressing the assurance that when Christ cries to God His enemies will turn back because God is for Him. It gives encouragement to God's faithful children as a blessed lesson from God that meets every experience and circumstance in life.
The verse belongs together with Psalms 54 and 55 as the morning reading for Saturday, July 31. It means that when the speaker cries to God, his enemies will turn back, and he knows this with certainty because God is for him and on his side. It expresses David's gratitude for personal deliverance from his enemies and his confidence that God's help will make his enemies turn back.
By His Spirit, Christ inspired the psalmist, bringing His own experience into the psalm. As a prophetic prayer it applies chiefly to Christ and only secondarily to David, expressing the assurance that when Christ cries to God His enemies will turn back because God is for Him. It gives encouragement to God's faithful children as a blessed lesson from God that meets every experience and circumstance in life.