Psalms 54:7

“For he hath delivered me out of all trouble, etc.] As he desired, (<092624>1 Samuel 26:24); that is, out of all his present trouble; not that he had no more afterwards; for as soon as one trouble is gone, generally speaking, another comes; but as God delivered him out of his present distress, so he believed he would deliver him out of all his afflictions in future times; and mine eye hath seen [his desire] upon mine enemies: or revenge, as the Targum supplies it; not that he delighted in the destruction of his enemies, but in the justice of God glorified thereby, and in the goodness of God to him, in delivering him from them; (see <661820>Revelation 18:20).”

“mine eye . . . desire--(compare Psa 59:10; Psa 112:8), expresses satisfaction in beholding the overthrow of his enemies as those of God, without implying any selfish or unholy feeling (compare Psa 52:6-7). Next: Psalms Chapter 55”

“For he hath delivered me out of all trouble - This is spoken either in confident expectation of what would be, or as the statement of a general truth that God did deliver him from all trouble. It was what he had experienced in his past life; it was what he confidently expected in all time to come. And mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies - The words “his desire” are not in the original. A literal translation would be, “And on my enemies hath my eye looked.” The meaning is, that they had been overthrown; they had been unsuccessful in their malignant attempts against him; and he had had the satisfaction of “seeing” them thus discomfited. Their overthrow had not merely been reported…”

“For he: Psa 34:19; Gen 48:16; Sa1 26:24; Sa2 4:9; Ti2 4:18 and mine: Psa 37:34, Psa 58:10, Psa 58:11, Psa 59:10, Psa 91:8, Psa 92:11, Psa 112:8 Next: Psalms Chapter 55”