The Saints' Last Asylum

David is a fugitive from Saul who has set David in his sites with the objective of killing him. Even the Ziphites - his own countrymen - have disclosed his hiding place to Saul. Earthly resources and human recourses have failed David.

In the 54th Psalm David appeals to the name of God who, in the words of John Calvin - is "the saints' last asylum." The Psalm uses three names for God which provide the comfort we need when earthly comforts fail.