Psalm 27:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 27:7-14

David in these verses expresses, I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. 1. He humbly bespeaks, because he firmly believes he shall have, a gracious audience: ?Hear, O Lord, when I cry, not only with my heart, but, as one in earnest, with my voice too.? He bespeaks also an answer of peace, which he expects, not from his own merit, but God's goodness: Have mercy upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies ,.... It is a dreadful thing for a man to be given up to his own heart's lusts, and to be delivered up into the hands of Satan; who would fain have even the people of God themselves in his hands, that he might distress them at pleasure, if not destroy them; and also to be suffered to fall into the hands of wicked men, whose tender mercies are cruel; for false witnesses are risen up against me ; laying to his charge, that he sought to take... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - To their soul בנפש benephesh ; their whole soul thirsts for my destruction. Let them not be gratified. They have suborned witnesses against me, but they are false witnesses: unmask their wickedness, and confound their counsels. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:12

Verse 12 12.Give me not up to the desire of mine oppressors. The Hebrew noun נפש, nephesh, signifies lust, will, or desire; and the language of David implies, Deliver me not up to the pleasure or lust of mine enemies, and thus he intimates, that they greedily gaped for his destruction. God delivers his people in two ways; either by appeasing the cruelty of the wicked, and rendering them meek; or, if he permit them to burn with fury, by restraining their power and violence, so that they desire... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:1-13

True religion. True religion begins with God. It is a call on his part; it is a response on ours ( Psalms 27:8 ). With some religion is a chance, as settled by birth. With others it is a custom—something received by tradition from the fathers. With others it is a convenience, the result of education, a matter of prudence and self-interest, something necessary to respectability and comfort in the world. In all such cases there may be the form, but there cannot be the power, of godliness;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:1-14

For these reasons the psalm has been supposed to be "composite;" but the question arises—If the two parts, being so entirely unlike, were originally distinct and unconnected, what should have led any arranger or editor to unite them? To this question there seems to be no possible answer; and thus the very diversity of the two parts would seem to show an original union. According to the statement of the title, the psalm was written by David. It has many characteristics of his style, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:7-12

Strengthened in God. "While strengthening himself in God (in the former part of the psalm), he is, perhaps, seized by some sudden fear lest he should be forsaken, or be overcome by the craft or malice of his enemies. Till now the danger which threatens him is as prominent an object as the salvation and defence were before." He earnestly prays now for that in which he had just boasted. And these are the grounds on which he bases the prayer. I. HE HAD DIVINE WARRANT . The tenor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:7-14

The strain now entirely changes. The rhythm alters from a jubilant double beat to a slow and mournful cadence. A cry is raised for mercy and pity—the wrath of God is deprecated—rejection and desertion are contemplated and prayed against ( Psalms 27:7-10 ). The danger from the enemy appears great and formidable ( Psalms 27:11 , Psalms 27:12 ). With an effort of faith, the writer just saves himself from despair ( Psalms 27:14 ), and then, in brave words, braces himself up for further... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies ; literally, the soul of mine enimies ; i.e. their desire (see Psalms 35:25 ; Psalms 41:2 ), which was no doubt to capture him, and. bring him a prisoner to Jerusalem. For false witnesses are risen up against me. The party which attached itself to Absalom accused David of cruelty to the house of Saul ( 2 Samuel 16:8 ), and probably of other crimes and misdemeanours. Absalom himself accused him of a failure in his kingly... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 27:12

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - Let them not accomplish their desires in regard to me; let them not be able to carry out their purposes. The word here rendered “will” means properly “soul,” but it is used here evidently to denote “wish” or “desire.” Compare Psalms 35:25.For false witnesses are risen up against me - People who would lay false charges against him, or who would wrongfully accuse him. They charged him with crimes which he never committed, and they persecuted him... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 27:7-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 27:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 27:12

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