in thine: Psalms 55:9, Psalms 55:15, Psalms 55:23; Jeremiah 10:25, Jeremiah 18:19-23
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Psalms 56:7
Psalms 56:7
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Psalms 56 — OverviewPsalms 56 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt seems by this, and many other psalms, that even in times of the
greatest trouble and distress David never hung his harp upon the
willow-trees, never unstrung it or laid it by; but that when his
dangers and…Psalms 56 — OverviewPsalms 56 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 56:1, David, praying to God in confidence of his word, complains of his enemies; Psalms 56:9, He professes his confidence in God’s word, and promises to praise him. A.M. 2942. B.C. 1062. (Title.) upon…Psalms 56 — OverviewPsalms 56 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David when the Philistines took him in Gath. The words "jonathelemrechokim" are by our translators left untranslated. Aben Ezra takes them to be the beginning of…Psalms 56:1-7Psalms 56:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid, in this psalm, by his faith throws himself into the hands of
God, even when he had by his fear and folly thrown himself into the
hands of the Philistines; it was when they took him in Gath, whither he…Psalms 56:1-13Psalms 56:1-13 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THIS and the following have been called "twin psalms." They begin with the same words, are nearly of the same length, and have each a refrain which divides them into two portions. Formally, the chief…Psalms 56:1-13Psalms 56:1-13 · The Pulpit CommentaryFear and deliverance.
Taking this psalm as David's, we may use it to illustrate two great truths.
I. "THE FEAR OF MAN BRINGETH A SNARE." (Proverbs 29:25.) The best of men are but men at the best. David was a man of…
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