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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Psalms 63:7

What are those wings, under the shadow of which the soul of the believer rejoiceth, but Jesus, represented by the cherubim which shadowed the mercy-seat? Was not this representation in the old church the propitiatory? And in the new, is not God said to have set forth Christ as a propitiation, through faith in his blood? Compare Exodus 25:18, with Romans 3:25.

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See also Psalms 63:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 63:7. _THEREFORE IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS_] I will get into the very secret of thy presence, into the holy of holies, to the _mercy-seat_, over which the _cherubs extend their wings_....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BECAUSE THOU HAST BEEN MY HELP - Because thou hast interposed to defend me in danger. The idea is, that he had experienced the divine interposition in times of danger, and that this was a reason why h...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 63 Heart Longings _ 1. To see Thy power and glory (Psalms 63:1)_ 2. Satisfied longings (Psalms 63:5) A Psalm of David when he was an outcast in the wilderness of Judah. Thus it fits in well...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LXIII. Written by one who has seen God's glory in the Temple and resolved to praise Him all his life. He is confident his enemies will perish. Psalms 63:11 refers to a Hebrew king, possibly Maccabean...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WINGS. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. REJOICE: or, rest....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Thankful recollection of past mercies....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 600 THE BELIEVER’S DISPOSITIONS TOWARDS GOD Psalms 63:1. O God, thou art my God: early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee; my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land wher...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 63 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Banished Soul, Athirst for God, Anticipates Satisfaction and Vindication. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 63:1, The Psalmist Avows and Describes his Longing for God. Stanza...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _WHEN I REMEMBER THEE UPON MY BED, AND MEDITATE ON THEE IN THE NIGHT WATCHES._ -Second strophe. His hearty desire after God even now in his banishment, whence follows the confident hope of the destru...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Title.—A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. The writer of this Ps. is a king (Psalms 63:11), who is at a distance from the sanctuary, and in danger from eager foes. If the title b...

  • 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

    BECAUSE... — Better, _For thou hast been my helper; and under the shadow,_ &c. (For the image see Psalms 17:8; Psalms 36:7; Psalms 57:1; Psalms 61:4.

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 63:8]_ כִּֽי ־הָיִ֣יתָ עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י וּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 63:1 IF the psalmist is allowed to speak, he gives many details of his circumstances in his song. He is in a waterless and weary land, excluded from the sanctuary, followed by enemies seeking...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE LONGING SOUL ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED Psalms 63:1 Ever since the third century this has been the morning song of the Church. The superscription tells us that it was written in the wilderness of Judah...

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

    Here the conviction which has been the inspiration of the two previous psalms reaches a consummation of expression. The song can hardly be divided, for it runs on in a continuous outpouring of praise....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Search. Or, they have made the most diligent investigation, (Berthier) to no purpose. (Haydock) --- Thus David and our Saviour were treated. --- Heart. That is, crafty, subtle, deep projects and desig...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    If Psalms 61 has been the cry of depression, Psalms 62 the confidence and encouragement of trust in God, Psalms 63 is the longing of the soul, still as cast out and far from the sanctuary (so we can s...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BECAUSE THOU HAST BEEN MY HELP,.... Or, "that thou hast been my help" s; and so the words may be considered as the subject of his meditation in the night watches, at least as a part of it; and as what...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Ver. 7. _Because thou hast been my help_] This was the matter of his meditation, and hereby he helped his faith....

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

    _Because thou hast been my help_ When other helps and helpers failed me; because I have known by experience both thy power and will to save those that trust in thee; _therefore, in the shadow of thy w...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    MORNING HYMN OF A FUGITIVE. A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, very likely at the time when he left Jerusalem at the approach of Absalom, for it was then that he spent a few day...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Because Thou hast been my Help, coming to his assistance and rescue time and again, THEREFORE IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS WILL I REJOICE, the remembrance of God's mercy experienced in the past encourag...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-11 True Christians can, in some measure, and at some times, make use of the strong language of David, but too commonly our souls cleave to the dust. Having committed ourselves to God, we must be ea...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    REMEMBER THEE: in the mean time, whilst I cannot enjoy thee, I will quiet and comfort myself with the thoughts and remembrance of thy kindness to me. _Upon my bed_, Heb. _upon my beds_, implying that...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 63:7 help H5833 shadow H6738 wings H3671 rejoice H7442 (H8762) Because - Psalms 54:3-4 therefore -...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HIS REFRESHED VISION OF GOD HAS RESTORED HIS HEARTFELT SPIRITUAL SATISFACTION, HAS ENHANCED HIS PRAISE TOWARDS GOD AND HAS REMINDED HIM THAT IT IS GOD WHO IS HIS REFUGE (PSALMS 63:4). And so wherever...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 63:1 This Psalm, with its passion of love and mystic rapture, is a monument for us of how the writer's sorrows had brought to him a closer union with God, as our sorrows may do for us, like som...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    I will read the 63 rd Psalm first, as somewhat representing the state of heart into which I would we could all come tonight. Psalms 63:1. _O God, thou art my God;_ Read that sentence how you will, i...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, exiled, ill at ease, hunted, exposed to danger. Yet he could sing. And some of the sweetest Psalms came out of the bitterest afflictions. God's...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 63:1. _O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: Because thou art mine, therefore will I seek thee.»_ A sense of possession makes us long for the enjoyment of all that is really ours. P...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    «A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.» Shall we praise God in the garden and not praise him in the wilderness? No; we will sing a new song when we come into the desert; for, even i...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This is said to be «A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.» I suppose, therefore, that it was composed when he fled from Jerusalem because of the cruel treachery of his son Absalom....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David's desire toward God and joyful dependence upon Him. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The believer need desire nothing more than the favor of God to make him happy and satisfied. T...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 63:4. _I will lift up my hands in thy name._ This was swearing fidelity to the Lord. The heathens did the same to their idols; they kissed their hand, or they stretched it out. Job 31:27; Psalm...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee._ THE GREATEST THINGS OF THE SOUL I. The greatest hunger of the soul (Psalms 63:1). The soul wants God, as the thirsty land the refreshing showers, as...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thus will I bless Thee while I live; I will lift up mine hand in Thy Name._ DAVID BLESSING GOD AND PRAYING TO HIM In this verse we have David engaging himself to God in two particulars. First, to t...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice._ THE REMEMBRANCE OF PAST MERCIES AN INDUCEMENT TO PRESENT CONFIDENCE IN GOD This psalm is not one of complaint or...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 63:1. This psalm opens as if it were a lament, yet it is mainly a song of confident expectation. The psalm helps God’s people gain confidence during times of trouble. It exp...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah_.” Hengstenberg: “The wilderness of Judah is the whole wilderness towards the east of the tribe of Judah, boun...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION A PSALM of one absent from the sanctuary, and longing to return to it (Psalms 63:1, Psalms 63:2), pursued by enemies who seek his life (Psalms 63:9), but confident in God's protection ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 63:1-11 is a psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. Now, from Jerusalem west lies the coastal plains, fertile valleys, beautiful lush orange groves, and apricot and pear and peach...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 17:37; 2 Corinthians 1:10; Psalms 21:1; Psalms 5:11; Psal

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