_BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME, O GOD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME: FOR MY SOUL TRUSTETH
IN THEE: YEA, IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS WILL I MAKE MY REFUGE, UNTIL
THESE CALAMITIES BE OVERPAST._
Psalms 57:1.-Cry for mercy; joyful anticipation of deliverance from
enemies (Psalms 57:1); praise for it, and for the foes' ent... [ Continue Reading ]
_I WILL CRY UNTO GOD MOST HIGH; UNTO GOD THAT PERFORMETH ALL THINGS
FOR ME._
I will cry unto God. The cry to God naturally follows soul-trust in
God (Psalms 57:1).
MOST HIGH - `The Most High' will lift us on high when, being sunken
low, we "cry" to Him. Formidable enemies are nothingness when 'th... [ Continue Reading ]
_HE SHALL SEND FROM HEAVEN, AND SAVE ME FROM THE REPROACH OF HIM THAT
WOULD SWALLOW ME UP. SELAH. GOD SHALL SEND FORTH HIS MERCY AND HIS
TRUTH._
He shall send from heaven. What "He shall send" follows in the next
clause.
HIS MERCY AND HIS TRUTH - (cf. Psalms 18:16; Psalms 43:3; Psalms
144:7). "Fr... [ Continue Reading ]
_MY SOUL IS AMONG LIONS: AND I LIE EVEN AMONG THEM THAT ARE SET ON
FIRE, EVEN THE SONS OF MEN, WHOSE TEETH ARE SPEARS AND ARROWS, AND
THEIR TONGUE A SHARP SWORD._
My soul is among lions; and I lie even among them that are set on
fire. The point in common between the two images - "lions," and "them... [ Continue Reading ]
_BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS; LET THY GLORY BE ABOVE ALL
THE EARTH._
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all
the earth - praise for the deliverance anticipated, in the strong
assurance of faith. Let men see (not merely a prayer, but a prophecy,
that men s... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS; MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN: THEY
HAVE DIGGED A PIT BEFORE ME, INTO THE MIDST WHEREOF THEY ARE FALLEN
THEMSELVES. SELAH._
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down - rather,
as the Hebrew verb is transitive, and the enemies are the subject in
the... [ Continue Reading ]
_MY HEART IS FIXED, O GOD, MY HEART IS FIXED: I WILL SING AND GIVE
PRAISE._
-Determination to praise God. Verse 7. MY HEART IS FIXED, O GOD, MY
HEART IS FIXED - literally, prepared, established. The repetition
emphasizes the steadfastness of his confidence of deliverance and the
fixity of his resol... [ Continue Reading ]
_BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS: LET THY GLORY BE ABOVE ALL
THE EARTH._
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ... The conclusion of the
second strophe reverts to the same praise for deliverance as its
commencement. The repetition of praise is the sure path to the divine
help.... [ Continue Reading ]