1. Prayer for deliverance 54:1-3

54:1-2 God's name and His power are virtually synonymous. Verse 1 contains synonymous parallelism. His name represents all God is and what He has done (cf. Exod. 34:5-7). David asked God personally to save him with His irresistible might. He also asked God to regard the prayer for help that proceeded from the psalmist's mouth.

54:3 The Ziphites were strangers to David, and Saul's soldiers were violent antagonists of David. He could expect divine assistance because their hostility was contrary to God's will. David was Israel's anointed king whom God intended to place on Saul's throne.