Psalms 57:4

Psa 57:4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Ver. 4. My soul is among lions ] And so is a lively picture of the Church in all ages. Would any man take the Church’s picture, saith Luther? then let him paint a silly poor maid sitting in a wood or wilderness, compassed about with hungry lions, wolves, boars, and bears, &c. Talis est ecclesia in hac vita, sicut et in historia Danielis pingitur.

And I lie even among them that are set on fire ] sc. With rage and hellish hatred. Others expound it actively, of those Ardeliones aulici, those court incendiaries, who enraged Saul and the nobles against David, as a traitor and pest. See 1 Samuel 24:10 .

Even the sons of men ] i.e. Carnal men, that, being in their pure naturals, have no goodness at all in them.

Whose teeth are spears and arrows ] Such was Doeg, that dead dog, and others void of the Spirit, which is neque mendax, neque mordax.