Psalms 54:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 54:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 54:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 54:3 — KJV
“For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.”
— Psalms 54:3 (KJV)
Psalms 54:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 54:3
“O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. violent: Heb. terrible”
Shares key themes with Psalms 54:3: risen, against, after
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 54:3: strangers, against, soul
“And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 54:3: against, after, soul
“And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 54:3: against, set, god
“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, desireth: Heb. asketh of thee”
Shares key themes with Psalms 54:3: after, soul, god
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