Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 55:2
2. The terms of the last clause express full indulgence of grief. read more
Psalm 55:2
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 55:1-2
David began this psalm with a prayer in which he called on God to hear his petition. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 55:1-8
1. A cry out of agony 55:1-8 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 55:1-23
Psalms 55The occasion that inspired the composition of this individual lament psalm was David’s betrayal by an intimate friend. We do not know with certainty who he was, though some commentators have suggested Ahithophel (2 Samuel 15:31). One manuscript of Jerome’s Latin Version has the title "The voice of Christ against the chiefs of the Jews and the traitor Judas." [Note: Kirkpatrick, p. 308.] David prayed that God would deliver him from his plight. He also lamented his distress that a... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 55:2-3
The pressure David’s enemy had placed on him sprang from a grudge. Evidently David had offended this person previously and now he was getting even. His enemy’s words had brought trouble down on the psalmist. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 55:1-23
The author of this Ps. can hardly be David, for he speaks as a citizen of a distracted city rather than as its king, and the friend of whom he complains is his equal and not his subject. There is really nothing to fix the date of the Ps., though some of the experiences of Jeremiah may illustrate it. It falls into three portions, which have been described as marked by despair (Psalms 55:1-8), indignation (Psalms 55:9-15), and trust (Psalms 55:16-23).3. Cast iniquity upon me] attack me with... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 55:2
(2) I mourn.—A verb found in this form only in three other passages, always with the idea of restlessness—e.g., Genesis 27:40, of the roving life of a Bedouin; Jeremiah 2:31, of moral restlessness; Hosea 12:1, of political instability. Here it may either indicate that bodily restlessness which often serves as an outlet of grief:“Hard mechanic exercise,Like dull narcotics, numbing pain,”or the distracted state of the mind itself.And make a noise.—Better, and must roar, the form of the verb... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 55:1-23
The Security of Insecurity Psalms 55:19 Did you ever know so remarkable a reason assigned for irreligion? Here is the peril of a settled life. Here is the security of insecurity. The idea of the word 'changes' is, as Poole the Puritan indicates, 'destructive changes'. They have no unpleasant, painful, changes. They live securely. All is always well with them. And this smooth, unruffled life is the ruin of their souls: 'They fear not God'. The Revised Version simply renders it as a fact without... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 55:1-23
Psalms 55:1-23THE situation of the psalmist has a general correspondence with that of David in the period of Absalom’s rebellion, and the identification of the traitorous friend with Ahithophel is naturally suggested. But there are considerable difficulties in the way of taking that view. The psalmist is evidently in the city, from which he longs to escape; but Ahithophel’s treachery was not known to David till after his flight. Would a king have described his counsellor, however trusted, as "a... read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 55:2
Psalms 55:2. I mourn in my complaint— I bathe myself with tears in my complaint. Chandler. Compare Isaiah 16:2.; Lamentations 1:16. The next words are rendered by Chandler, and am in the greatest consternation. He was brought into such immediate danger, that he scarcely knew what method to take to avoid the destruction which threatened him. read more