George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 57:4
Womb. Born in sin. (Haydock) --- They have followed the same course through life, being always bent on wickedness. (Calmet)
Womb. Born in sin. (Haydock) --- They have followed the same course through life, being always bent on wickedness. (Calmet)
Verse Psalms 57:4. _MY SOUL_ IS _AMONG LIONS_] לבאם _bethoch lebaim_. I agree with Dr. _Kennicott_ that this should be translated, "My soul dwells in _parched places_," from לאב _laab_, he thirsted. A...
MY SOUL IS AMONG LIONS - That is, among people who resemble lions; men, fierce, savage, ferocious. AND I LIE EVEN AMONG THEM THAT ARE SET ON FIRE - We have a term of similar import in common use now,...
Psalms 57 Perfect Trust in God _ 1. Sheltered until the trouble is past (Psalms 57:1)_ 2. Deliverance and praise (Psalms 57:6) The inscription is Al-taschith, which means “destroy not”; it is the...
LVII. HERE TWO PSS. ARE UNITED: A containing Psalms 57:1, B, Psalms 57:7. PSALMS 57:1. The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding, also a michtam Ps. (p. 373). The author flees to God's protection ag...
MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14....
Beset by fierce and cruel enemies, the Psalmist throws himself upon God's protection, with the confident assurance of speedy help....
A difficult verse, the text of which is perhaps corrupt. Adhering to the punctuation (in the modern sense) of the Massoretic accents, we may render with R.V., My soul is among lions; I lie among the...
PSALMS 57 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Reminiscence of David's Early Troubles when Pursued by Saul, Subsequently Adapted to Brighter Times. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 57:1-5, Prayer for Deliverance from Out...
_MY SOUL IS AMONG LIONS: AND I LIE EVEN AMONG THEM THAT ARE SET ON FIRE, EVEN THE SONS OF MEN, WHOSE TEETH ARE SPEARS AND ARROWS, AND THEIR TONGUE A SHARP SWORD._ My soul is among lions; and I lie ev...
57:4 men, (h-21) _ Adam_ ....
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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 g...
_[Psalms 57:5]_ נַפְשִׁ֤י ׀ בְּ תֹ֥וךְ לְבָאִם֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה...
Psalms 57:1 THIS 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 f...
“IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS” Psalms 57:1 This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain, Psalms 57:5; Psal...
Yet again the theme is the same, but the triumph of trust is even more conspicuous. Compare the opening here with that of the previous song. The cry is the same, but the reason is different. There it...
My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] (e) spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (e) He means their sland...
I beg the Reader to mark this verse, as throwing a light upon this whole Psalm, in proof that it is particularly thus said by the spirit of prophecy in relation to Christ. And if the Reader will turn...
4._My soul is among lions. _He again insists upon the cruelty of his enemies as a plea to prevail with God for his speedier interposition. He compares them to lions, speaks of them as inflamed with fu...
Psalms 57 looks more at the evil and the feet being kept, leaning on the word. This psalm, while crying to God in the same spirit and circumstances, and under the same title, is more the expression of...
MY SOUL [IS] AMONG LIONS,.... Not literally understood; though such there might be in the wildernesses where he sometimes was; but figuratively, men comparable to lions, for their stoutness, courage,...
My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. Ver. 4. _My soul is among li...
_My soul is among lions_ I live in the midst of a generation of fierce and bloody men; _I lie_ That is, I have my abode; _among them that are set on fire_ Namely, _of_, or _from hell, James 3:6_, who...
My soul is among lions, surrounded by them on all sides, AND I LIE EVEN AMONG THEM THAT ARE SET ON FIRE, those greedy with desire for murder, the fact that he is ready to lie down to sleep in the mids...
THE TRUE CONFIDENCE OF FAITH. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be chanted according to the melody "Destroy not," which also referred to the critical circumstances connected with the event which...
1-6 All David's dependence is upon God. The most eminent believers need often repeat the publican's prayer, "God be merciful to me a sinner." But if our souls trust in the Lord, this may assure us, i...
I live in the midst of a generation of fierce and bloody men; which both in Scripture and other authors are oft called lions. I LIE, I have my abode and conversation, even among (which particle is eas...
Psalms 57:4 soul H5315 among H8432 lions H3833 lie H7901 (H8799) sons H1121 men H120 fire H3857 ...
A DESCRIPTION OF HIS ENEMIES AND THEIR FATE (PSALMS 57:4). David describes the kind of people whom he is up against, and their desire to trap him, but is confident that, although he feels beset by th...
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtaim of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. This is one of the «Destroy not» Psalms; for that is the meaning of the title, Altaschith, which is used here...
Psalms 57:1. _Be merciful unto me, O God_ He begins with the same note as in the last Psalm; it is a note that cannot be too often on the believer's tongue: «Be merciful unto me, O God,» Psalms 57:1...
1. _Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast._ The heading of this Psal...
CONTENTS: David in faith pleads God's mercy in his calamities. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: God's glory should be nearer our hearts than any interests of our own. Whatever God performs concer...
This was anciently called the _golden_ psalm, for it is the touchstone of illustration with regard to the cares of providence. While David was in the cave of Adullam, in the wilderness of Engedi, hidi...
_My soul is among lions._ AMONG LIONS Some of you cannot say this, and you ought to be very thankful that you cannot. You live under very favourable circumstances. But there are many that are far les...
_Be merciful unto me, O God._ SPIRITUAL EXPERIMENTALISM I. A blessed religious exercise. 1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of all true prayer. Mercy is what we need; to remove our...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:1. This is another individual lament, based on an event in David’s life (probably 1 Samuel 22:1, but possibly...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which were addressed to him were intended for use in the Temp...
EXPOSITION This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate "title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician): destroy not; David's; Michtam; when he fled from Saul; in th...
Psa 57:1-11. To the chief musician, and that Altaschith is "destroying not." It is a prayer of David when he fled from Saul and was hiding in the cave. So Saul is looking for David; he is hiding in th...
Daniel 6:22; James 3:6; John 4:10; John 4:11; Judges 9:20;...
Lions — Fierce and bloody men. I lie — I have my abode. On fire — From hell. Who are mere fire — brands, breathing out wrath and threatenings, and incensing Saul against me....