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I SAID UNTO THE LORD, THOU ART MY GOD ... - In all these dangers from
open war, in all these perils from a crafty enemy lying in ambush, my
only refuge was God; my hope was in him alone. From all thes...
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PSALM 140-142
These three Psalms are Psalms of David. The third one in this series,
142 is another Maschil, the last Maschil Psalm, being a prayer when
David was in the cave. In these Psalms the dist...
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CXL. THE PRAYER OF A MAN HARD BESET BY TREACHEROUS FOES. It seems
clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign
assailants. Slander and violence are their weapons, and the war...
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GOD. Hebrew El App-4....
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_I said_ I have said, or, I say. Cp. Psalms 16:1; Psalms 31:14. In his
distress he appeals to Jehovah, pleading the relation which entitles
him to expect protection. Cp. Psalms 63:1; Psalms 143:10.
_...
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PSALMS 140
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Deliverance from Slanderous and Violent Enemies Implored and Expected.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 140:1-3, Rescue from Violent Slanderers Besought.
Stanza II., Psalms 1...
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I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my
supplications, O LORD.
I SAID UNTO THE LORD, THOU ART MY GOD - from .
HEAR THE VOICE OF MY SUPPLICATIONS, O LORD - from ; ....
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A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to
David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and
adaptations of, earlier Pss....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
POISON!
PSALMS 140
JESUS SAID, "CHILDREN OF *VIPERS, HOW CAN YOU SAY ANYTHING THAT IS
GOOD? YOU ARE *EVIL PEOPLE" (MATTHEW 12:34).
PSALMS 140
(This is) for the...
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_[Psalms 140:7]_ אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭ יהוָה אֵ֣לִי
אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה קֹ֣ול
תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃...
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Psalms 140:1
IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier
books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its originality
lies principally in its use of peculiar words, and...
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CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S PROTECTION
Psalms 140:1-13
Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander
and hatred; at his feet stratagems and traps. There is no help save in
Him who a...
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The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of
Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His
people's praise, Jehovah the God of mercy, Jehovah the God of...
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_Their judges, &c. Their rulers, or chiefs, quickly vanish and perish,
like ships dashed against the rocks, and swallowed up by the waves.
Let them then hear my words, for they are powerful and will p...
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This is a blessed appeal to the Lord! Where shall an exercised soul go
in his affliction, but to a throne of grace? And how sure shall be the
Lord's condemnation of the ungodly, when the cry of the su...
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_GOD THE SOUL’S REFUGE_
‘The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords: they have spread a
net by the wayside; they have set Sins for me. I said unto the Lord,
Thou art my God: hear the voice of my su...
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6._I said to Jehovah_. In these words he shows that his prayers were
not merely those of the lips, as hypocrites will make loud appeals to
God for mere appearance sake, but that he prayed with earnest...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144.
The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in
detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and
not...
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I SAID UNTO THE LORD, THOU [ART] MY GOD,.... He said this to the Lord
himself; claimed his covenant interest in him, and expressed it in the
strength of faith: and this he did when in the midst of tro...
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I said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my God: hear the voice of my
supplications, O LORD.
Ver. 6. _I said unto the Lord_] Danger drove David home to God; as
bugbears do little children to their parents....
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_Hear the voice of my supplication_ The more malice appears in our
enemies against us, and the greater efforts they use to injure us, the
more earnest ought we to be in prayer to God, after the exampl...
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PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM MALICIOUS ENEMIES.
To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of
David, in which he presents to the Lord the usual complaint, adding to
this a ferve...
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1-7 The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer
to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he be for us, who can
be against us? We should especially watch and pray, that the...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 140:6 said H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H410 Hear H238 (H8685)
voice H6963 supplications H8469 LORD H3068
I said unto - Psalms 16:2, Psalms 16:5-6, Psalms 31:14, Psalms 91:2,...
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To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was
written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while
all manner of falsehoods were being spoken against him. He there...
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CONTENTS: The malice of enemies and prayer for preservation.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Those are safe whom God preserves. In Him believers may
count upon security against all real enemies....
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This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution.
The title, _a psalm of David,_ is undisputed.
Psalms 140:1. _From the evil man,_ Doëg the Edomite: _from the
violent man,_ Saul, w...
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_Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man._
GOD PRESERVES HIS SERVANT
To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him
prisoner, and kept him out of the strife in the castle of Wartbur...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:1. This lament comes from those
threatened by ungodly people who intend to do him serious harm. This
psalm, in praying for protection and expressing trust, also prays fo...
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at
once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongues.
The general strain of the Psalm is like that of...
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EXPOSITION
MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened
by violent and malignant enemies (Psalms 140:1), against whom he prays
to God for aid (Psalms 140:1, Psalms 140:4, Psal...
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Psa 140:1-13, another psalm of David.
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent
man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they
gathered together for war....
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Lamentations 3:24; Psalms 119:57; Psalms 142:5; Psalms 16:2; Psalms
16:5; Psalms 16:6; Psalms 27:7; Psalms 27:8; Psalms 28:1; Psalms 28:2;...