From Plea to Praise

From Plea to Praise

Psalm 54

Main Idea: During distressing times, we should call upon the Lord who upholds our lives.

I. I Called (54:1-3)

“Selah. As if he said, ‘Enough of this, let us pause.’ He is out of breath with indignation. A sense of wrong bids him suspend the music awhile. It may also be observed, that more pauses would, as a rule, improve our devotions: we are usually too much in a hurry: a little more holy meditation would make our words more suitable and our emotions more fervent.”
~ Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David 

II. He Will Answer (54:4-5)

54:1–2 Plea

54:3 Enemies

54:4 God, David’s Helper

54:5 Enemies Annihilated

54:6–7 Praise

He asked in the first verse for deliverance, and here he returns thanks for upholding: while we are seeking one mercy which we have not, we must not be unmindful of another which we have
~ Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David 

Colossians 2:13-15: And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. 

III. We Will Celebrate (54:6-7)

The Psalmist adds, “for it is good,” and surely we may read this with a double nominative, God’s name is good, and so is his praise. It is of great use to our souls to be much in praise; we are never so holy or so happy as when our adoration of God abounds. Praise is good in itself, good to us, and good to all around us. If David’s enemies are described in the third verse as not setting God before them, he here declares that he is of a different mind from them, for he resolves to have the Lord in perpetual remembrance in his sacrifices and praises.
~ Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David