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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 57:3

He shall send from heaven, and save me, &c.— He will send from heaven, and save me: He defieth him who cometh upon me with open mouth: God shall send forth his favour and truth: though I lie with my soul among lions: Psalms 57:4. The sons of men are all on fire: their teeth spears, &c. Mudge. Others read, He hath put to shame him who would swallow me up, &c. Psalms 57:4. My soul, I lie among lions: the sons of men are set on fire, their teeth are spears, &c. compare Psalms 59:7. The reader will observe, that mercy and truth are here poetically represented as ministers of God; standing in his presence, ready to execute his pleasure, and employed by him in the salvation of his people.

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See also Psalms 57:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 57:3. _HE SHALL SEND FROM HEAVEN, AND SAVE ME_] Were there no human agents or earthly means that he could employ, he would send his angels from heaven to rescue me from my enemies. Or, He...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HE SHALL SEND FROM HEAVEN - That is, from himself; or, he will interpose to save me. The psalmist does not say “how” he expected this interposition - whether by an angel, by a miracle, by tempest or s...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SWALLOW ME UP. See note on Psalms 56:1. SELAH. Connecting and emphasizing by repetition David's confidence (that God would assuredly send deliverance), with and because _of_ His lovingkindness and tr...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Beset by fierce and cruel enemies, the Psalmist throws himself upon God's protection, with the confident assurance of speedy help....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _He shall send from heaven_ There is no need to supply an object to the verb here. The object is introduced when the verb is repeated according to the characteristic peculiarity of this Psalm. For the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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" follow...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE SHALL SEND... — The _selah_ in the middle of this verse is as much out of place as in Psalms 55:19. The LXX. place it after Psalms 57:2. The marginal correction of the second clause is decidedly to...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 57:4]_ יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִ שָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וְֽ יֹושִׁיעֵ֗נִי...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    He shall send from (d) heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. (d) He would rather deliver me by a miracle, than...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Heart. Hence proceed evil thoughts, &c. (Haydock) --- Quicquid vis & non potes, factum Deus computat. (St. Augustine) --- Forge, as you endeavour to preserve the appearance of rectitude. Hebrew, "wei...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    These verses, read with an eye to Christ, and to all Christ's seed in him, contain some of the sweetest and most encouraging thoughts imaginable. God the Father promised to carry Jesus through the who...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    3_He shall send from heaven, and save me. _David, as I have repeatedly had occasion to observe, interlaces his prayers with holy meditations for the comfort of his own soul, in which he contemplates h...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HE SHALL SEND FROM HEAVEN, AND SAVE ME,.... His angel, as the Targum adds; or his angels, as Kimchi; who are ministering spirits, sent forth by him, to encamp about his people, and guard them, as they...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 3. _He shall send from heaven and save me_] Rathe...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _He shall send from heaven_ Either his angels, as Daniel 3:28, or his power and help in some less extraordinary way. As if he had said, There are greater armies in heaven than those that here surround...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    He shall send from heaven, in an extraordinary form of deliverance, if necessary, AND SAVE ME FROM THE REPROACH OF HIM THAT WOULD SWALLOW ME UP, that is, even while the enemy pants after him in rage,...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    FROM THE REPROACH OF HIM, THAT WOULD SWALLOW ME UP: Or, he reproacheth him that would swallow me up...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE SHALL SEND, either, 1. His angels, as DANIEL 3:28. Or, 2. His help. Or, 3. His hand; which is understood after this verb, 2 SAMUEL 6:6, by comparing 1 CHRONICLES 13:9, where it is exp

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 57:3 send H7971 (H8799) heaven H8064 save H3467 (H8686) reproaches H2778 (H8765) up H7602 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HEADING (PSALMS 57:1 A). ‘For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.' This is one of many Psalms dedicated to the Choirmaster or Chief...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:3 SAVE. See note on 3:2. HIS STEADFAST LOVE AND HIS FAITHFULNESS (compare Psalms 57

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 12:11; Job 31:31; John 1:17; Micah 3:2; Micah 3:3;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Send forth — Will discover them, by affording his gracious help in pursuance of his promises....

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