Psalm 64:2

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 64:2

Hymn. Or Hebrew, "Praise is silent," (Haydock) "waiteth," (Protestants) or "silence is praise for thee, O God." (Pagnin) Favete linguis. (Horace) (Grotius) --- "We worship Him with pure silence." (Porphyrius, Abst. iii.) (Zacharias ii. 13.) (Haydock) --- In Jerusalem, is not in Hebrew, &c., though Houbigant thinks it was originally. (Berthier) --- "Only the vows of ecclesiastical religion are useful." (St. Hilary) --- Praises of those who are out of the Church, are not acceptable to God.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 64:1-6

1-6 The psalmist earnestly begs of God to preserve him from disquieting fear. The tongue is a little member, but it boasts great things. The upright man is the mark at which the wicked aim, they cannot speak peaceably either of him or to him. There is no guard against a false tongue. It is bad to do wrong, but worse to encourage ourselves and one another in it. It is a sign that the heart is hardened to the greatest degree, when it is thus fully set to do evil. A practical disbelief of God's... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 64:1-10

Cheth. True Piety the Calling of the Believers. v. 57. Thou art my Portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Thy words. To realize at all times that God is his Portion, his Inheritance, and that for that reason he intends to observe the words of the Lord, this is the calling of the faithful, in this everyone who is a child of God fulfils his destiny. v. 58. I entreated Thy favor, literally, "I appealed with supplications to Thy face," with my whole heart, begging for a manifestation... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 64:1-10

Psalms 64:0To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer:Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked;From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword,And bend their bows-to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect:Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter:They commune of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 64:1-10

Deliverance from Powerful Foes Psalms 64:1-10 Another of the psalms dating from Saul’s persecution. There are two stanzas. Prayer for preservation, Psalms 64:1-6 Insult, sarcasm, and slander still fall to the lot of those who will live godly in this world. Very few of us are safe from poisoned arrows. Because the world is so full of evil men, who are disposed to put the worst construction on every act, we should be constantly on our guard to give no needless cause to the enemy to blaspheme,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 64:1-10

This is the cry of distress, and yet not of despair. The singer is beset by wily enemies who plan and plot against him with malicious and persistent determination. In great detail he describes their method. It is secret counsel and studied cruelty. They have one object, to harm the righteous by shooting at him from secret places. They strengthen themselves by declaring that none can see them. This is the singer's distress. The warfare is unequal. His foes are not in the open, but under cover.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 64:1-4

Heading. ‘For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.’ Once again the Psalm is dedicated to the Chief Musician, but we are told nothing about it except that it is a Psalm of David. The Psalm can be divided into four sections as follows: 1) David Prays For Deliverance From Those Who Plot Against Him And Attack Him Verbally Behind His Back (Psalms 64:1-4). 2) The Psalmists Description Of The Whisperers Who Think That Their Schemes Are Undetected (64-5-6). 3) But God Has Taken Note And Will Turn... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 64:1-10

LXIV. Prayer of a Righteous Man against Treacherous Foes. Psalms 64:6 . The text needs correction. We may read, “ They plan evil deeds: they have hidden a well-devised plot, for the inner man is incurable and their heart is deep.” Psalms 64:8 . Read, “ He shall make them stumble because of their tongue.” read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 64:2

From the secret counsel, i.e. from the ill effects of their plots against me. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 64:1-10

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription. “To the chief Musician:” see Introduction to Psalms 57:0. “A Psalm of David,” The structure and character of the psalm confirm the title as to its Davidic authorship. The allusions in the psalm are so general that they might have been used by the poet on many occasions in his life; so that we are unable to determine the particular occasion of its composition. Homiletically we see in the psalm—THE PRAYER AND PREDICTION OF THE GOOD MAN CONCERNING HIS WICKED ENEMIESWe... read more

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