Psalms 57
1 David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his dangerous case.
7 He encourages himself to praise God.
[A.M. 2943. B.C. 1061. (Title.) {Al-tas-chith.} or, destroy not. A golden Psalm.]
This Psalm is supposed to have been called {al tashcheth,} or "destroy not," because David thus addressed one of his followers when about to kill Saul in the cave; and {michtam,} or "golden," because written, or worthy to be written, in gold.
fled <01272> [when.]
mercy ....... mercy ...................... passes <02603 05674> [be.]
shelter <05315> [soul.]
shadow <06738> [shadow.]
trouble <01942> [until.]
sovereign God <0430 05945> [God most.]
vindicates <01584> [that.]
send ................. send <07971> [send.]
enemies ... hurl insults <02778 07602> [from the reproach of him. or, he reproacheth him, etc. swallow.]
send ................. send <07971> [send.]
among ...... devour <08432 03857> [among.]
devour <03857> [set.]
teeth <08127> [whose.]
tongues <03956> [tongue.]
Rise <07311> [Be thou.]
sky .......... earth <08064 0776> [above.]
splendor <03519> [thy glory.]
net <07568> [a net.]
discouraged <05315> [my soul.]
<03820> [my.]
determined ...... determined <03559> [fixed. or, prepared. I will.]
Awake .... Awake ......... wake up <05782> [Awake.]
soul <03519> [my glory.]
Awake .... Awake ......... wake up ... dawn <05782 07837> [I myself will awake early.]
Literally,"I will awaken the morning," or dawn; a highly poetical expression, which Milton and others have borrowed:-- Cheerly rouse the slumbering morn.
loyal love <02617> [For.]
faithfulness <0571> [truth.]
