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Verse Psalms 57:4. _MY SOUL_ IS _AMONG LIONS_] לבאם _bethoch
lebaim_. I agree with Dr. _Kennicott_ that this should be translated,
"My soul dwells in _parched places_," from לאב _laab_, he thirsted.
A...
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MY SOUL IS AMONG LIONS - That is, among people who resemble lions;
men, fierce, savage, ferocious.
AND I LIE EVEN AMONG THEM THAT ARE SET ON FIRE - We have a term of
similar import in common use now,...
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Psalms 57
Perfect Trust in God
_ 1. Sheltered until the trouble is past (Psalms 57:1)_
2. Deliverance and praise (Psalms 57:6)
The inscription is Al-taschith, which means “destroy not”; it is
the...
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LVII. HERE TWO PSS. ARE UNITED: A containing Psalms 57:1, B, Psalms
57:7.
PSALMS 57:1. The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding, also a
michtam Ps. (p. 373). The author flees to God's protection ag...
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Beset by fierce and cruel enemies, the Psalmist throws himself upon
God's protection, with the confident assurance of speedy help....
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A difficult verse, the text of which is perhaps corrupt. Adhering to
the punctuation (in the modern sense) of the Massoretic accents, we
may render with R.V.,
My soul is among lions;
I lie among the...
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PSALMS 57
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Reminiscence of David's Early Troubles when Pursued by Saul,
Subsequently Adapted to Brighter Times.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 57:1-5, Prayer for Deliverance from Out...
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_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 ev...
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57:4 men, (h-21) _ Adam_ ....
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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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THEM THAT ARE SET ON FIRE. — Rather, _greedy ones_ (literally,
_lickers_) in apposition to _lions._ The verse expresses the
insecurity of the poet, who, his dwelling being in the midst of foes,
must g...
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_[Psalms 57:5]_ נַפְשִׁ֤י ׀ בְּ תֹ֥וךְ
לְבָאִם֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה...
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Psalms 57:1
THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer's circumstances of
peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in the cry,
"Be gracious," and in the remarkable expression f...
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“IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS”
Psalms 57:1
This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi.
It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain,
Psalms 57:5; Psal...
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Yet again the theme is the same, but the triumph of trust is even more
conspicuous. Compare the opening here with that of the previous song.
The cry is the same, but the reason is different. There it...
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My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set
on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] (e) spears and
arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
(e) He means their sland...
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_Womb. Born in sin. (Haydock) --- They have followed the same course
through life, being always bent on wickedness. (Calmet)_...
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I beg the Reader to mark this verse, as throwing a light upon this
whole Psalm, in proof that it is particularly thus said by the spirit
of prophecy in relation to Christ. And if the Reader will turn...
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4._My soul is among lions. _He again insists upon the cruelty of his
enemies as a plea to prevail with God for his speedier interposition.
He compares them to lions, speaks of them as inflamed with fu...
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Psalms 57 looks more at the evil and the feet being kept, leaning on
the word. This psalm, while crying to God in the same spirit and
circumstances, and under the same title, is more the expression of...
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MY SOUL [IS] AMONG LIONS,.... Not literally understood; though such
there might be in the wildernesses where he sometimes was; but
figuratively, men comparable to lions, for their stoutness, courage,...
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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.
Ver. 4. _My soul is among li...
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_My soul is among lions_ I live in the midst of a generation of fierce
and bloody men; _I lie_ That is, I have my abode; _among them that are
set on fire_ Namely, _of_, or _from hell, James 3:6_, who...
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My soul is among lions, surrounded by them on all sides, AND I LIE
EVEN AMONG THEM THAT ARE SET ON FIRE, those greedy with desire for
murder, the fact that he is ready to lie down to sleep in the mids...
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THE TRUE CONFIDENCE OF FAITH.
To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be chanted according to the
melody "Destroy not," which also referred to the critical
circumstances connected with the event which...
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1-6 All David's dependence is upon God. The most eminent believers
need often repeat the publican's prayer, "God be merciful to me a
sinner." But if our souls trust in the Lord, this may assure us, i...
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I live in the midst of a generation of fierce and bloody men; which
both in Scripture and other authors are oft called lions. I LIE, I
have my abode and conversation, even among (which particle is eas...
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Psalms 57:4 soul H5315 among H8432 lions H3833 lie H7901 (H8799) sons
H1121 men H120 fire H3857 ...
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A DESCRIPTION OF HIS ENEMIES AND THEIR FATE (PSALMS 57:4).
David describes the kind of people whom he is up against, and their
desire to trap him, but is confident that, although he feels beset by
th...
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To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtaim of David, when he fled
from Saul in the cave.
This is one of the «Destroy not» Psalms; for that is the meaning of
the title, Altaschith, which is used here...
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Psalms 57:1. _Be merciful unto me, O God_
He begins with the same note as in the last Psalm; it is a note that
cannot be too often on the believer's tongue: «Be merciful unto me, O
God,»
Psalms 57:1...
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1. _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._
The heading of this Psal...
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CONTENTS: David in faith pleads God's mercy in his calamities.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God's glory should be nearer our hearts than any interests
of our own. Whatever God performs concer...
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This was anciently called the _golden_ psalm, for it is the touchstone
of illustration with regard to the cares of providence. While David
was in the cave of Adullam, in the wilderness of Engedi, hidi...
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_My soul is among lions._
AMONG LIONS
Some of you cannot say this, and you ought to be very thankful that
you cannot. You live under very favourable circumstances. But there
are many that are far les...
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_Be merciful unto me, O God._
SPIRITUAL EXPERIMENTALISM
I. A blessed religious exercise.
1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of all true
prayer. Mercy is what we need; to remove our...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:1. This is another individual lament,
based on an event in David’s life (probably 1 Samuel 22:1, but
possibly...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician
was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which
were addressed to him were intended for use in the Temp...
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EXPOSITION
This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate
"title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician):
destroy not; David's; Michtam; when he fled from Saul; in th...
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Psa 57:1-11. To the chief musician, and that Altaschith is "destroying
not." It is a prayer of David when he fled from Saul and was hiding in
the cave. So Saul is looking for David; he is hiding in th...
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Daniel 6:22; James 3:6; John 4:10; John 4:11; Judges 9:20;...
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Lions — Fierce and bloody men. I lie — I have my abode. On fire
— From hell. Who are mere fire — brands, breathing out wrath and
threatenings, and incensing Saul against me....