23 June 2024 - Psalm 54

The Lord is my helper and my sustainer

Where do you turn in difficult times? Where do you turn when you are in danger? Often, we turn to ourselves, or to other people for protection and rescue. In this Psalm, David reminds us it is God to whom we should turn first. It is God who will save us.

Psalm 54:1-2(ESV) O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

David trusted God because He knew Him and He knew God’s character. He knew God is faithful, steadfast, and almighty.

In Verse 4 David refers to the Lord by the names Adonai and my Helper, the Upholder of my life. Adonai means Lord and Master. He has Authority over us, He has sovereignty over us and so we can lean on Him and allow Him to take care of our needs including protection.

Psalm 54:4(CEB) But look here: God is my helper; my Lord sustains my life.

Is that not an awesome verse? God is your helper. Look to God continually as your helper and as the upholder of your life. God is the one who’s holding up your life. The next verse begins with: “SO we may confidently say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear. In other words, since it is true that God will never leave or forsake us, that means God is with us. He’s on our side, and He’s with us to help us! We can have confidence in that!

Hebrews 13:6(ESV) So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

We have confidence that the Lord is our helper and will sustain our life.