Psalms 57

Psalms 57:1

Title. Al-taschith] Or, Destroy not. It shews the subject of the Psalm, A deprecation of perdition.

when he fled from Saul in the cave] 1 Samuel 24:1.

UN till these calamities be overpast] He compareth the afflictions which God layeth upon his children to a storm that cometh and goeth, Isaiah 26:20.

Psalms 57:2

performeth all things for me] Psalms 138:8.

Psalms 57:3

He shall send from heaven] He would rather deliver me by miracle, then let me be overcome, Psalms 18:16. Judg. 5. 20.

from the reproach of him that would swallow me up] Or, he reproacheth him that would swallow me up.

Psalms 57:4

whose teeth are spears] He meaneth their calumnies and false reports, whereby they went about to take away his life, psal. 35. 15. and 55. 21. and 59. 7.

Psalms 57:5

Be thou exalted] Deliver me, that it may be known how great thou art.

Psalms 57:6

I hey have prepared a net for my steps] Psalms 7:16. and Psalms 9:15.

my soul is bowed down] For very fear, seeing the great dangers on all sides.

Psalms 57:7

My heart is fixed] Psal. 108. 1, &c. That is, wholly bent to give thee praise for my deliverance.

fixed] Or, prepared.

Psalms 57:8

Awake up my glory] That is, my tongue. See notes on Psalms 16:9. He sheweth that both his heart shall praise God, and his tongue shall confesse him, and also that he will use other means to provoke himself to be forward in that work.

Psalms 57:10

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens] Psalms 36:5. and Psalms 108:4.