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PSALM LV
_David, in great danger and distress from the implacable malice_
_of his enemies, calls on God for mercy_, 1-5;
_wishes he had the wings of a dove, that he might flee away,_
_and be at re...
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GIVE EAR TO MY PRAYER - See the notes at Psalms 5:1; Psalms 17:6. This
is the language of earnestness. The psalmist was in deep affliction,
and he pleaded, therefore, that God would not turn away from...
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Psalms 55
In the Throes of the Great Tribulation
_ 1. Prayer for help (Psalms 55:1)_
2. Longings to escape (Psalms 55:4)
3. The great tribulation ...
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LV. A PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM TREACHEROUS FOES.
Psalms 55:1. The Psalmist tells God of his disquiet and terror. His
desire to flee from Jerusalem to the wilderness.
Psalms 55:12. A description of...
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Title. Maschil . Instruction. The eighth of thirteen so named. See
note on Title, Psalms 32:1, and App-65. The occasion of this Psalm is
seen in 2 Samuel 15. Hence 934BC.
GOD. Hebrew _Elohim._ App-4....
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1 3 _A_. The Psalmist's passionate appeal to God for a hearing in his
distress.
1. _Give ear_&c. Cp. Psalms 54:2.
_hide not thyself_ As the unmerciful man turns away from misfortune
and suffering whi...
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_David in his prayer complaineth of his fearful case: he prayeth
against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complaineth:
he comforteth himself in God's preservation of him, and confusio...
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PSALMS 55
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Bitter Complaint of the Treachery of an Intimate Friend.
ANALYSIS
(Of the Psalm as Reconstructed.)
Stanza I., Psalms 55:1-7, Invocation of God under great Nervous
Exc...
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_GIVE EAR TO MY PRAYER, O GOD; AND HIDE NOT THYSELF FROM MY
SUPPLICATION._
Psalms 55:1.-Introduction (Psalms 55:1); prayer grounded on his
deaperate condition (Psalms 55:2); such is the wickedness in...
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The author of this Ps. can hardly be David, for he speaks as a citizen
of a distracted city rather than as its king, and the friend of whom
he complains is his equal and not his subject. There is real...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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לַ † מְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּ נְגִינֹ֗ת
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ...
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Psalms 55:1
THE situation of the psalmist has a general correspondence with that
of David in the period of Absalom's rebellion, and the identification
of the traitorous friend with Ahithophel is natur...
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FLEEING THE CITY'S ILLS
Psalms 55:1
This psalm was suggested by Absalom's rebellion and Ahithophel's
treachery. But it contains references which, in their full extent, are
chiefly applicable to Judas...
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This is the outcry of a man of faith in sore peril. The emotional
nature is moved to its very center, and tides of deep feeling surge
through his soul. He has been cruelly betrayed by his familiar fri...
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"To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David." Give
ear to (a) my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my
supplication.
(a) The earnestness of his prayer declares the vehemency...
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Geth. Before (Berthier) or after his escape to the cave of Odollam,
(Calmet) he composed this psalm, to comfort his followers with the
consideration of God's protection. (Haydock) --- See 1 Kings xxii...
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CONTENTS
The Psalmist is still at the mercy-seat, praying for strength against
his enemies; and for strength and grace in his own soul. Here are some
sweet things in this Psalm, typically considered,...
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This beautiful Psalm will be rendered exceedingly profitable to our
souls in the reading, if the Holy Ghost, who hath given it by
inspiration for the church's profit, shall, by his divine teaching,
gi...
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1._Give ear to my prayer, O God! _From the language with which the
psalm opens, we may conclude that David at this time was laboring
under heavy distress. It could be no ordinary amount of it which
pr...
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Psalms 55 is a distressing picture of wickedness in Jerusalem. The
speaker is outside, but has experienced this wickedness in the
treachery of his dearest friends. His resource is in God: Jehovah will...
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GIVE EAR TO MY PRAYER, O GOD,.... Which was for that which is just and
right, and equitable to be given, as the word n used signifies; being
promised in the covenant of grace, ratified and confirmed b...
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Psalms 55:1 «To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of
David. » Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my
supplication.
_A Psalm of David_] Whether made upon occasion...
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_Hide not thyself from my supplication_ Either as one unconcerned and
not regarding it, or as one displeased, and resolved not to hear nor
help. _I mourn and make a noise_ I cannot forbear such sighs...
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1-8 In these verses we have, 1. David praying. Prayer is a salve for
every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden. 2. David
weeping. Griefs are thus, in some measure, lessened, while tho...
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PSALM 55 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was certainly composed by David, when
he was greatly distressed and persecuted, either by Saul, or rather by
Absalom, and betrayed by some pretended or former friend....
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Psalms 55:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) instruments H5058 Contemplation
H4905 (H8688) David H1732 ear H238 (H8685) prayer...
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A DESPERATE PLEA FOR GOD TO HEAR HIM IN THE LIGHT OF THE TERRIBLE
OPPRESSION AND PERSECUTION THAT HE IS FACING (PSALMS 55:1).
David calls on God to hear his cries for help as he faces the
threatening...
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HEADING (PSALMS 55:1 A).
‘For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.'
As with Psalms 54 we have a Psalm dedicated to the Choirmaster, or
chief musician, which was to be played...
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To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. It
needed the chief musician to sing such a Psalm as this; it is so full
of sorrow, and yet so full of confidence in God. It is a Psalm up...
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CONTENTS: Complaint concerning false friends.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The best salve for every sore is prayer. One of the
greatest griefs is to find ourselves deceived in some who have m...
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Psalms 55:6. _Oh that I had wings like a dove,_ to outfly the hawks
which seek my life. The Latin reads, Who will give me wings like a
dove? But the English is preferable, as uttering the heart before...
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_Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my
supplication._
THE COMPASSIONABLE, THE COMMENDABLE, AND THE CENSURABLE IN LIFE
I. The compassionable. David appears here an object for pit...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 55:1. Like many other individual laments,
this psalm prays for God’s help against dangerous enemies. There is
a unique twist here. The danger comes from betrayal by a close...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician on Neginoth_.” See
introduction to Psalms 54 “_Maschil_,” an instruction.
Hengstenberg: “The Psalmist wishes to show how, in such a situation
of...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm has been assigned to Jeremiah by Hitzig, and by others to
an unknown writer of the seventh century B.C. But no solid grounds
have been shown for setting aside the traditionary ev...
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Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my
supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint,
and make a noise; Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the
oppre...
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1 Peter 3:12; Lamentations 3:8; Psalms 143:7; Psalms 17:1; Psalms 28:1