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Psalms 57

1 David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his
dangerous case. 7 He encourages himself to praise God.

1

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. 58:1; 59:1;

when. 142:1; 1Sa 22:1; 24:3,8;

be. 56:1; 69:13-16; 119:76,77;

soul. 9:10; 13:5; 125:1; Isa 50:10;

shadow. 17:7,8; 36:7; 61:4; 63:7; 91:1,4,9; Ru 2:12; Lu 13:34;

until. Isa 10:25; 26:20; Mt 24:22; Joh 16:20; Jas 5:10,11; Re 7:14; 21:4;

2

God most. 56:2; 136:2,3; Isa 57:15;

that. 138:8; Isa 26:12; Php 1:6; 2:12; Heb 13:21;

3

send. 18:6-50; 144:5-7; Mt 28:2-6; Ac 12:11;

from the reproach of him. or, he reproacheth him, etc. swallow. 56:1,2; 61:7; Nu 23:24; Job 31:31; Mic 3:2,3;

send. 40:11; 43:3; Joh 1:17;

4

among. 10:9; 17:12,13; 22:13-16; 35:17; 58:6; Pr 28:15; Da 6:22-24;

set. Jud 9:20; Jas 3:6;

whose. 58:6; Joh 4:10,11; Pr 30:14;

tongue. 52:2; 55:21; 64:3; Pr 12:18; 25:18; Re 19:15;

5

Be thou. ver. 11; 21:13; 108:4,5; 1Ch 29:1; Isa 2:11,17; 12:4; 37:20; Mt 6:9,10;

above. 8:1; 113:4-6;

thy glory. 72:19; 148:13; Nu 14:21; Isa 6:3; Hab 2:14; 3:3;

6

a net. 7:15,16; 9:15,16; 35:7,8; 140:5; 1Sa 23:22-26; Pr 29:5; Mic 7:2;

my soul. 42:6; 142:3; 143:4; Mt 26:37,38;

7

my. 108:1,2; 112:7;

fixed. or, prepared. I will. 34:4; Isa 24:15; Ro 5:3; Eph 5:20;

8

Awake. Jud 5:12; Isa 52:1,9;

my glory. 16:9; 30:12; 108:1-3; Ac 2:26;

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. 2:1; 18:49; 22:22,23; 96:3; 138:1,4,5; 145:10-12; Ro 15:9;

10

For. 36:5; 71:19; 85:10,11; 89:1,2; 103:11; 108:4;

truth. Ge 9:9-17; Isa 54:7-10; Heb 6:17,18; ver. 5; 8:1,9; Re 15:3,4;

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