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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 57:6

They have prepared a net for my steps— The syntax here is thought to be irregular; but the literal rendering is, They have prepared a net for their steps: he boweth down my soul; referring to Saul, at the head of his troops, pursuing David to his ruin. This makes the construction regular; and the sense in connection will be, "They have prepared a net for me, that he (namely, Saul) may bow down my soul: may cause me to fall into the snare which is laid for me." Chandler.

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See also Psalms 57:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 57:6. _THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS_] A gin or springe, such as huntsmen put in the places which they know the prey they seek frequents: such, also, as they place in _passages in...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS - A net for my goings; or, into which I may fall. See the notes at Psalms 9:15. MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN - The Septuagint, the Vulgate, and Luther render this in the...

  • 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

    THEY HAVE DIGGED, &C. Compare Psalms 7:15. SELAH. Connecting the bitterness of his enemies with his assured confidence in God. (App-66.)...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The transposition of Psalms 57:5, proposed by Cheyne and others, simply ruins the sense, Psalms 57:6 is the fitting sequel of Psalms 57:5. Just as in Psalms 56:5 ff,

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Convinced that God will manifest His authority, the Psalmist sees the machinations of his enemies turning to their own defeat, and utters resolutions of joyous thanksgiving....

  • 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

    _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 s...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    57:6 down. (k-13) Or 'they bowed down my soul.'...

  • 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

    A NET. — For this image, so common in Hebrew hymns, see Psalms 9:15, &c, and for that of the _pit,_ Psalms 7:15, &c MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN. — The verb so rendered is everywhere else transitive. So LXX....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 57:7]_ רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִ פְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֪ף...

  • 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

    They have prepared a net for my steps; (g) my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah. (g) For fear, seeing the great dangers...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Wisely. "Cunningly." Many read, qui incantatur a sapiente. (Calmet) --- He does not approve of the magical art. (Menochius) --- Serpents may naturally be effected with music. The torpid snake by inca...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    How is this verified in all the church's history! Not only in this instance of Saul and David, but also in those of Haman and Mordecai, Pharaoh and Israel, and above all, Judas and the Jews and Christ...

  • 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

    THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS,.... They laid snares for him, as the fowler does for the bird, in order to take him. It denotes the insidious ways used by Saul and his men to get David into the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 6. _They have prepared a net for my st...

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

    _They have prepared a net for my steps_ In which to take me, that I might not again escape out of their hands. _My soul is bowed down_ Hebrew, כפ Š נפשׁי, _he hath bowed down my soul;_ referring to Sa...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    They have prepared a net for my steps, to capture him unawares; MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN, the enemies having bent it down to the ground with their oppressions; THEY HAVE DIGGED A PIT BEFORE ME, INTO THE...

  • 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...

  • 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

    IS BOWED DOWN; or, _was bowed down_: I was even ready to fall and perish. Or, mine heart was oppressed, and almost overwhelmed. BEFORE ME, Heb. _before my face_; not in my sight, for that would have b...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 57:6 prepared H3559 (H8689) net H7568 steps H6471 soul H5315 down H3721 (H8804) dug H3738 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • 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 57:6 The singer urges himself to praise God and to look forward to bringing testimony of God’s goodness to the whole world (PEOPLES and NATIONS, v....

  • 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

    1 Samuel 23:22; Micah 7:2; Matthew 26:37; Matthew 26:38; Proverbs 29

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