Psa 54:6 | KingComments | STEP | After his salvation, he will “willingly … sacrifice” to God ( ). He does not act out of obligation or compulsion, he does not do it because it is formally the way it should be done, he does it spontaneously out of love because he is grateful. In these sacrifices he will give thanks to the Name of God, who is “LORD” ( ). He will do so because that Name is good. LORD is the Name that indicates the covenant relationship of God with His people. By virtue of that Name, God acts on behalf of those who are in this covenant relationship with Him. He has shown the goodness of that Name by delivering David, and in him the remnant, from all trouble ( ). They have seen the proof: they have seen their enemies fall by God’s action in their favor. All the evil attempts to bring him down have been foiled by the LORD. Now they lie down defeated. David sees it and knows that he is delivered and safe. Just as the Egyptians perished in the Red Sea ( ), so too will the enemies perish in the future (cf. ).

‏ Psalms 54:6

Giving Thanks to the Name of the LORD

After his salvation, he will “willingly … sacrifice” to God (Psa 54:6). He does not act out of obligation or compulsion, he does not do it because it is formally the way it should be done, he does it spontaneously out of love because he is grateful. In these sacrifices he will give thanks to the Name of God, who is “LORD” (Psa 52:9). He will do so because that Name is good. LORD is the Name that indicates the covenant relationship of God with His people. By virtue of that Name, God acts on behalf of those who are in this covenant relationship with Him.

He has shown the goodness of that Name by delivering David, and in him the remnant, from all trouble (Psa 54:7). They have seen the proof: they have seen their enemies fall by God’s action in their favor. All the evil attempts to bring him down have been foiled by the LORD. Now they lie down defeated. David sees it and knows that he is delivered and safe. Just as the Egyptians perished in the Red Sea (Exo 14:23-28), so too will the enemies perish in the future (cf. Zec 14:12).