John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 63:7
Because thou hast been my help ,.... Or, "that thou hast been my help" F19 כי "quod", Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth. ; and so the words may be considered as the subject of his meditation in the night watches, at least as a part of it; and as what gave him a great deal of pleasure to reflect upon, how the Lord had been in times past a present help to him in time of trouble; therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice ; meaning under the protecting power of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 63:7-11
David, having expressed his desires towards God and his praises of him, here expresses his confidence in him and his joyful expectations from him (Ps. 63:7): In the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice, alluding either to the wings of the cherubim stretched out over the ark of the covenant, between which God is said to dwell (?I will rejoice in thy oracles, and in covenant and communion with thee?), or to the wings of a fowl, under which the helpless young ones have shelter, as the eagle's young... read more