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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 17:1-15

The righteousness of God's dealing. It is a common saying that "the pillow is a good counsellor;" and there is much truth in this. In the quietness and retirement of night we are able to collect our thoughts and to commune with our own hearts, as to the past, the present, and the future. And if we do this in the spirit of the psalmist, realizing God's presence and relying upon him for counsel and guidance, it will be well. Whether this psalm was written at night or not, we cannot tell; but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 17:6-15

Confidence in God. From the first to the fifth verse the prayer bases his confidence in God on four pleas. 1 . He prays for the righteous cause. 2 . In a righteous spirit. 3 . On the ground of a righteous character. 4 . On the ground of righteous conduct. Now we come to other grounds upon which he urges God to save him. I. THE COMPASSION OF GOD for THOSE WHO URGENTLY CRY TO HIM . ( Psalms 17:6 , Psalms 17:7 .) He calls, because God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 17:7

Show thy marvellous loving kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them . It is uncertain to which clause of the sentence the word בִּימִיגָךָ belongs. Its position seems to attach it rather to those who resist God than to those who trust in him. See the marginal version, which has, O thou that savest them which trust in thee from those that rise up against thy right hand. But the rendering in the text of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 17:8

Keep me as the apple of the eye (comp. Deuteronomy 32:10 , where the same simile is used). Here, however, the expression employed is still more tender and more practical: "Keep me," says David," as the apple, daughter of the eye. " Hide me under the shadow of thy wings . This seems also to be a reminiscence of Deuteronomy, where, after the mention of the "apple of the eye," the water continues, As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young spreadeth abroad her wings,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 17:7

Show thy marvelous loving-kindness - The literal translation of the original here would be, “distinguish thy favors.” The Hebrew word used means properly “to separate; to distinguish;” then, “to make distinguished or great.” The prayer is, that God would separate his mercies on this occasion from his ordinary mercies by the manifestation of greater powers, or by showing him special favor. The ordinary or common mercies which he was receiving at the hand of God would not meet the present case.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 17:8

Keep me as the apple of the eye - Preserve me; guard me; defend me, as one defends that which is to him most precious and valuable. In the original there is a remarkable strength of expression, and at the same time a remarkable confusion of gender in the language. The literal translation would be, “Keep me as the little man - the daughter of the eye.” The word “apple” applied to the eye means the pupil, the little aperture in the middle of the eye, through which the rays of light pass to form... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 17:7

Psalms 17:7. Show thy marvellous loving-kindness Namely, in preserving and delivering me: which, if thou dost, I must ever acknowledge it to be an act of kindness, or free grace and mercy, yea, and of marvellous kindness, because of my extreme and pressing dangers, out of which nothing but a miracle of divine mercy and power can save me; O thou that savest by thy right hand By thy great power, and needest not the agency of any other; them which put their trust in thee Or, in it, ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 17:8-9

Psalms 17:8-9. Keep me as the apple of the eye Which thou hast marvellously fenced on every side, and which men use their utmost care and diligence to preserve. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings Protect me from my enemies, visible and invisible, as a hen protects her chickens from birds of prey. There seems also to be an allusion to the wings of the cherubim, overshadowing the mercy-seat. From the wicked Or, Because of the wicked. From my deadly enemies Hebrew, Mine enemies in,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 17:1-15

Psalms 14-17 Godly people in ungodly societyContinuing the theme of Psalms 10-13 (concerning the godly person who is downtrodden), the psalmist notes what happens when people refuse to acknowledge God and live as if he does not care about their actions. The result is a corrupt society (14:1-3). Because they have rejected God they have rejected the true standard by which to judge good and evil. They live solely for themselves, with no consideration for others and no thought for God (4). But in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 17:7

put their trust = flee for refuge. Hebrew. hasah. App-69 . read more

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