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Verse Psalms 64:10. _THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE GLAD_] They shall see
that God does not abandon his followers to the malice of bad men. The
rod of the wicked may _come into the heritage of the just_; but...
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THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE GLAD IN THE LORD, AND SHALL TRUST IN HIM - That
is, As the result of his gracious intervention, or as the effect of
his judgments on the wicked, the righteous will rejoice on ac...
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Psalms 64
The Wicked and their End
_ 1. The power of the wicked displaced (Psalms 64:1)_
2. Their sudden end (Psalms 64:7)
This Psalm stands in contrast with the preceding ones. The outward
circum...
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LXIV. PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN AGAINST TREACHEROUS FOES.
Psalms 64:6. The text needs correction. We may read, They plan evil
deeds: they have hidden a well-devised plot, for the inner man is
incurab...
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THE RIGHTEOUS. A righteous one.
TRUST. make his refuge. Hebrew. _hasah_. App-69.
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64....
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They may scheme, but in the midst of their schemes the arrow of divine
judgement pierces them: by this exhibition of God's justice all men
are warned, and the righteous are encouraged....
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For _the righteous_and _the upright in heart_the Psalmist and those
whom he represents the judgement is an occasion of joy, supplying a
fresh proof that Jehovah governs the world righteously and that...
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PSALMS 64
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Prayer against the Evil Tongues of Conspirators, who are Destroyed
by Their Own Weapon.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 64:1-4 a, Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies, whose...
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_THEY SEARCH OUT INIQUITIES; THEY ACCOMPLISH A DILIGENT SEARCH: BOTH
THE INWARD THOUGHT OF EVERY ONE OF THEM, AND THE HEART, IS DEEP._
-When all the plot is ripe, then ensues sudden destruction of th...
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This is a Ps. on a familiar theme. The Psalmist's life is in danger.
He describes the injurious words and malicious plans of his enemies,
and foretells how their overthrow will be a warning to all who...
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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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SHALL GLORY. — Or, perhaps, _shall shine forth clear, i.e.,_ shall
have their cause acknowledged just. The LXX. and Vulg. seem to have
understood it so: “shall be praised.”...
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_[Psalms 64:11]_ יִשְׂמַ֬ח צַדִּ֣יק בַּ֭
יהוָה וְ...
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Psalms 64:1
FAMILIAR notes are struck in this psalm, which has no very distinctive
features. Complaint of secret slanderers, the comparison of their
words to arrows and swords, their concealed snares,...
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DELIVERANCE FROM POWERFUL FOES
Psalms 64:1
Another of the psalms dating from Saul's persecution. There are two
stanzas.
PRAYER FOR PRESERVATION, PSALMS 64:1
Insult, sarcasm, and slander still fall...
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This is the cry of distress, and yet not of despair. The singer is
beset by wily enemies who plan and plot against him with malicious and
persistent determination. In great detail he describes their m...
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The righteous (i) shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him;
and all the upright in heart shall glory.
(i) When they will consider that he will be favourable to them as he
was to his servant...
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_River. Hebrew, "the division," or all the seas and fountains
(Berthier) of consequence, (Menochius) particularly the Jordan, which
overflows, like the Euphrates, about Pentecost, Josue iii. 15., and...
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REFLECTIONS
How truly blessed it is to have a covenant God to fly unto, amidst all
the reproaches of the enemy, and the malice of every deadly foe which
lies in wait to deceive. But oh! how truly bles...
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I have not interrupted the progress of these verses, in order that the
Reader, after having finished the perusal of the whole, may mark their
connection. There is a beautiful climax of order in the re...
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Psalms 64 chiefly speaks of the unceasing crafty hatred of the enemy
and cries to God: God will shoot at them suddenly. The result of this
judgment will be that all shall fear and declare the work of...
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THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE GLAD IN THE LORD,.... They rejoice at the
vengeance executed on the wicked; but then their joy centres in the
Lord: it is not at the ruin of the wicked, simply considered, but
b...
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_The righteous shall be glad in the Lord_ Not glad of the misery and
ruin of their fellow-creatures, but glad that God is glorified, and
his word fulfilled, and the cause of injured innocence pleaded...
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The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, happy in the knowledge that
their trust is safe, AND SHALL TRUST IN HIM, seek refuge in Him; AND
ALL THE UPRIGHT IN HEART SHALL GLORY, knowing that the shelter...
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INVOCATION OF GOD AGAINST THE DECEIT OF MEN.
To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed at one of the
periods of his life when he was annoyed above the ordinary by the
trickery of men who prof...
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7-10 When God brings upon men the mischiefs they have desired on
others, it is weight enough to sink a man to the lowest hell. Those
who love cursing, it shall come upon them. Those who behold this s...
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IN THE LORD; or, _for the Lord_, i.e. not out of malice or ill will to
the persons of their enemies, but for the honour of God, which by this
means is fully vindicated and greatly advanced. SHALL GLOR...
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Psalms 64:10 righteous H6662 glad H8055 (H8799) LORD H3068 trust H2620
(H8804) upright H3477 heart H3820 glory...
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WHAT HAPPENS IN RESPECT OF DAVID WILL ENCOURAGE THE RIGHTEOUS WHO AS A
CONSEQUENCE WILL REJOICE IN YHWH AND TAKE REFUGE IN HIM (PSALMS
64:10).
And the righteous (those who are faithful to God's covena...
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CONTENTS: David prays for deliverance from the malicious designs of
enemies.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God will turn the tables on the adversaries of His people
and defeat them at their ow...
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REFLECTIONS. This psalm describes at large the plots and insinuations
of David's enemies for his destruction. They took secret counsel
against him, and he cried and prayed, on the contrary, that God w...
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_And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they
shall wisely consider of His doing._
PRESERVATION FROM ENEMIES
I. An act of God. His enemies were strong and powerful, but God wa...
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_Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the
enemy._
MAN’S ENMITY TOWARDS MAN
We see this enmity here in three aspects.
I. Piously dreaded. David prays against it. He pray...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 64:1. This individual lament shares with
Psalms 63:1 a confidence in God’s victory over those who bring
troubles on the righteous. The psalm h
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 64:7 Those who shoot their bitter words like
arrows aimed at the innocent (vv. Psalms 64:3) will find that GOD
SHOOTS HIS ARROW AT THEM. God brings
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_. “_To the chief Musician:_” see Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_A Psalm of David_,” The structure and character of
the psalm confirm the title as to its Davidic authorship....
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EXPOSITION
AT a time of great danger from domestic enemies, who threaten
insurrection (Psalms 64:2), the psalmist first complains to God, and
entreats his aid (Psalms 64:1); after which he boldly deno...
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Psa 64:1-10, another psalm of David.
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from the fear of
the enemy (Psalms 64:1).
You know, fear is a horrible thing. And fear can actually get hold...
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1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 1:31; Galatians 6:14; Philippians
4:4;...
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Glad — For the honour of God, which by this means is vindicated....