Psalm 57:3-4

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 57:3

3. from . . . swallow me up—that pants in rage after me (Psalms 56:2). mercy and . . . truth— (Psalms 25:10; Psalms 36:5), as messengers (Psalms 43:3) sent to deliver him. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 57:4

4. The mingled figures of wild beasts (Psalms 10:9; Psalms 17:12) and weapons of war (Psalms 11:2) heighten the picture of danger. whose . . . tongue—or slanders. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 57:1-5

1. The psalmist’s need for God’s help 57:1-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 57:1-11

Psalms 57David’s hiding from Saul in a cave is the background of this individual lament psalm (1 Samuel 22; 1 Samuel 24; cf. Psalms 142). The tune name means "Do not destroy." This psalm resembles the preceding one in its general theme and design. It, too, has a recurring refrain (Psalms 57:5; Psalms 57:11). It is, however, more "upbeat." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 57:2-3

He said he would cry and God Most High would send help. "Most High" pictures God as exalted in His rule over all that He has created. In these verses, David pictured himself as an insignificant creature that a larger predator was about to step on. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 57:4

His enemies were similar to voracious lions (cf. Psalms 7:2), and their vehement words resembled lions’ teeth. I wonder if Daniel thought of this verse when he was in the lions’ den (Daniel 6). The soul represents the life of the psalmist. David’s enemies used words as implements of warfare to attack him. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 57:1-11

Title.—(RV) ’For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David: Michtam: when he fled from Saul, in the cave.’ This and the two following Pss. were set to the melody of the song beginning Al-tashheth (’Destroy not’), which was apparently a vintage song (Isaiah 65:8). The occasion referred to in the title is either David’s stay in the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1), or the incident in the cave of Engedi (1 Samuel 24:3), but the Ps., has no relation either to the one or to the other.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 57:3

(3) He shall send . . .—The selah in the middle of this verse is as much out of place as in Psalms 55:19. The LXX. place it after Psalms 57:2. The marginal correction of the second clause is decidedly to be adopted, the word “reproach” is here being used in the sense of “rebuke.” For the verb “send,” used absolutely, comp. Psalms 18:16. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 57:4

(4) Them that are set on fire.—Rather, greedy ones (literally, lickers) in apposition to lions. The verse expresses the insecurity of the poet, who, his dwelling being in the midst of foes, must go to sleep every night with the sense of danger all round him. (See LXX.) How grandly the refrain in Psalms 57:8 rises from such a situation. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 57:1-11

Psalms 57:1-11THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer’s circumstances of peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in the cry, "Be gracious," and in the remarkable expression for enemies, "Those that would swallow me up." It has also several features in common with the other psalms ascribed by the superscriptions to the time of the Sauline persecution. Like Psalms 7:1-17 are the metaphor of lions for enemies, that of digging a pit for their plots, the use of glory as a... read more

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