Psalm 138:7 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 138:6-8

David here comforts himself with three things:? I. The favour God bears to his humble people (Ps. 138:6): Though the Lord be high, and neither needs any of his creatures nor can be benefited by them, yet has he respect unto the lowly, smiles upon them as well pleased with them, overlooks heaven and earth to cast a gracious look upon them (Isa. 57:15; 66:1), and, sooner or later, he will put honour upon them, while he knows the proud afar off, knows them, but disowns them and rejects them, how... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble ,.... Trouble attends the best of men; both outward and inward trouble, from sin, Satan, and the world; yea, they are in the midst of it, surrounded with it; and it is a way in which they walk through this world, and enter the kingdom of heaven; it is continued unto them; it is a long walk, and yet will have an end; see Psalm 23:4 ; thou wilt revive me ; preserve his life amidst all his troubles, support him under them, make him cheerful and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble - I have had such experience of thy mercy, that let me fall into whatsoever trouble I may, yet I will trust in thee. Thou wilt quicken me, though I were ready to die; and thou wilt deliver me from the wrath of my enemies. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 138:7

Verse 7 7.Should I walk in the midst of trouble, etc. Here David declares the sense in which he looked flint God would act the part of his preserver — by giving him life from the dead, were that necessary. The passage is well deserving our attention for by nature we are so delicately averse to suffering as to wish that we might all live safely beyond shot of its arrows, and shrink from close contact with the fear of death, as something altogether intolerable. On the slightest approach of danger... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:1-8

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:1-8

The goodness of God. There are very few psalms where so much is crowded into a very small compass as in this. The writer in a very few strokes brings out those features in the character of God which make him to be the One who is worthy of our deepest reverence, of our fullest confidence, of our most grateful praise. We have— I. HIS LOVING - KINDNESS . ( Psalms 138:2 .) II. HIS FAITHFULNESS . ( Psalms 138:2 .) The psalmist gives thanks for "thy truth," and goes on to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:1-8

Exultation in God. What a contrast between this psalm and the previous one! There the sad-hearted writer asks, "How can we sing?" Here the psalmist can and will do nothing but sing. The effect of this spirit is seen throughout the psalm. I. IT WILL OPENLY CONFESS GOD . ( Psalms 138:1 , Psalms 138:2 .) "Before the gods," meaning, we think, those high princes and potentates—god-like in their majesty, power, and in the abject homage and deference that men paid to them—under... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me (comp. Psalms 23:4 ). David "walked in the midst of trouble" during the greater part of his life. When the persecution of Saul was over, he had trouble from foreign enemies (2 Samuel 5-12.); when these were subdued, his domestic troubles began (2 Samuel 13-19.; 1 Kings 5:1-18 :53). God, however, from time to time "gave him a reviving." Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies (comp. Psalms 3:7 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:7

Walking in trouble. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble." This suggests a particular phase of human experience. Sometimes troubles come upon us, crash after crash, until we are, like Job, utterly crushed; and can but clothe our selves with sackcloth, and sit in ashes. But the text indicates a more frequent, if less readily recognized, experience. The tone is gentler; there is no crashing of sudden calamity, no bursting of wild and desolating storms. The man is moving to and fro in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble - Though I am in the low vale of sorrow, I shall not be overlooked or forgotten. This implies that the writer was then in trouble, and it expresses the conviction that whenever he should be in trouble God would remember him, and give him life and strength.Thou wilt revive me - Thou wilt cause me to live; thou wilt give me life. Psalms 30:3. Compare the notes at Psalms 71:20. The meaning is, Thou wilt give me life - vigor - strength - to bear the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 138:6-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 138:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 138:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 138:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 138:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 138:7

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