Psalm 17:7-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 17:8

as. Figure of speech Simile. App-6 . apple. . . eye . . . wings. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. Hide = Thou wilt hide. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 17:7

Psalms 17:7. Shew, &c.— Magnify thy mercies, O thou, &c. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 17:8

Psalms 17:8. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings— This is a figurative expression, say some, taken from hens, who with great carefulness hide their chickens under their wings to protect them from birds of prey: see Matthew 23:37. But it appears to me much more probable, that the idea is taken from the wings of the cherubim which overshadowed the mercy-seat. See Psalms 57:0; Psalms 1:0. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 17:7

7. Show—set apart as special and eminent (Exodus 8:18; Psalms 4:3). thy right hand—for Thy power. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 17:8

8. Similar figures, denoting the preciousness of God's people in His sight, in Deuteronomy 32:10; Deuteronomy 32:11; Matthew 23:37. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-15

Psalms 17The content of this lament psalm is similar to that of the preceding one, except that the danger David faced when he wrote this psalm was more threatening. Again he viewed himself as a person committed to God who lived among many others who lived for the present. He prayed for deliverance from their oppression and anticipated the future in God’s presence. A strong concern for righteousness pervades the entire psalm (cf. Psalms 17:1-2; Psalms 17:15).This is one of five psalms that... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:6-7

The psalmist based his request on God’s loyal love for him as seen in His deliverance of those who take refuge in Him. He called on God to deliver him immediately. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:6-12

2. The petition for protection 17:6-12David asked God to keep him from the wicked in the world who are vicious and proud. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:8

The apple of the eye evidently refers to the pupil, the source of sight. With this figure, David was asking God to keep him in the center of His vision, not to let him out of His sight but to keep His eye on him. David also expressed his need for God’s careful protection, using the image of a bird protecting its young under its wings (cf. Deuteronomy 32:10-11; Ruth 2:12; Matthew 23:37). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 17:1-15

The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God (Psalms 17:1-2), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence (Psalms 17:3-5) and an account of the eager cruelty of his enemies (Psalms 17:9-12). The concluding thought, that true satisfaction is found in God alone (Psalms 17:14-15), recalls the teaching of Psalms 16, with which this Ps. presents other points of likeness.1. Feigned] false, insincere. 2. My sentence] my judgment, in the favourable sense of ’vindication.’... read more

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