“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”
The reference to God hearing the voice and redeeming the soul articulates the divine response to the psalmist's prayer and trust; God will act to restore the supplicant from the jeopardy into which the betrayal has cast them. The mention of the many who wage war against the psalmist returns to the theme of multiple enemies and oppressors, suggesting that the betrayal is part of a larger assault. The affirmation that God brings them all into judgment establishes that this is not merely a personal matter but a question of cosmic justice: God will vindicate the righteous against all opposition. This verse indicates that trust in God's response negates the power of all enemies, including intimate betrayers.
Church Fathers on Psalms 55:17
1. Of this Psalm the title is: “At the end, in hymns, understanding to David himself.” What the “end” is, we will briefly call to your recollection, because you have known it. “For the end of the Law is Christ, for righteousness unto every man believing.” Romans 10:4 Be the attention therefore directed unto the End, directed unto Christ. Wherefore is He called the end? Because whatever we do, to Him we refer it, and when to Him we shall have come home, more to ask we shall…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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