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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...
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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...
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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 a...
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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...
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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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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...
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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 Ou...
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_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...
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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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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...
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_[Psalms 57:4]_ יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִ שָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וְֽ
יֹושִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י
סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים
חַסְדֹּ֥ו וַ...
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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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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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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FROM THE REPROACH OF HIM, THAT WOULD SWALLOW ME UP:
Or, he reproacheth him that would swallow me up...
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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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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 expressed. Or...
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Psalms 57:3 send H7971 (H8799) heaven H8064 save H3467 (H8686)
reproaches H2778 (H8765) up H7602 (H8802) Selah H5542 God H430 forth
H7971 (H8799) mercy H2617 truth H571
send - Psalms 18:6-50,...
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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 Chie...
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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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_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 1 Samuel 24:3). Psalms 57:1 arose from Saul’s persecution
of...
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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 t...
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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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Acts 12:11; Job 31:31; John 1:17; Micah 3:2; Micah 3:3; Matthew 28:2;
Numbers 23:24; Psalms 144:5; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 40:11;...
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Send forth — Will discover them, by affording his gracious help in
pursuance of his promises....