Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 140:13
Shall give thanks unto thy name; shall have occasion to praise thee for their deliverance. Shall dwell in thy presence; shall constantly enjoy thy gracious and powerful presence and assistance.
Shall give thanks unto thy name; shall have occasion to praise thee for their deliverance. Shall dwell in thy presence; shall constantly enjoy thy gracious and powerful presence and assistance.
Verse Psalms 140:13. _THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL GIVE THANKS_] For thou wilt support and deliver him. _THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN THY PRESENCE._] Shall be admitted to the most intimate intercourse with God....
SURELY THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL GIVE THANKS UNTO THY NAME - Unto thee. (1) they will have occasion to do it; (2) they will be disposed to do it. They will not be unmindful of the favors conferred upon t...
PSALM 140-142 These three Psalms are Psalms of David. The third one in this series, 142 is another Maschil, the last Maschil Psalm, being a prayer when David was in the cave. In these Psalms the distr...
CXL. THE PRAYER OF A MAN HARD BESET BY TREACHEROUS FOES. It seems clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign assailants. Slander and violence are their weapons, and the war...
NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1. DWELL IN THY PRESENCE. Compare Psalms 11:7; Psalms 16:11....
The destiny of the righteous contrasted with the fate of the wicked....
_Surely_ The particle _"ak_expresses the thought, _Nay but after all_; in spite of present trials. _shall dwell in thy presence_ In the land where Jehovah's Presence is especially manifested. Cp. Psal...
SURELY THE RIGHTEOUS, &C.— The two clauses here are co-incident. The latter means, as the former, that good men shall always be admitted into God's presence; that is, here, to thank him for their vict...
PSALMS 140 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Deliverance from Slanderous and Violent Enemies Implored and Expected. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 140:1-3, Rescue from Violent Slanderers Besought. Stanza II., Psalms 1...
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN THY PRESENCE - (; .)...
A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations of, earlier Pss....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ POISON! PSALMS 140 Jesus said, "Children of *vipers, how can you say anything that is good? You are *evil people" ...
SURELY. — Or, perhaps here, _only,_ the primary meaning of the particle. DWELL. — For the thought comp. Psalms 11:7; Psalms 16:11. After the peril and seeming abandonment God again proves the covenant...
_[Psalms 140:14]_ אַ֣ךְ צַ֭דִּיקִים יֹוד֣וּ לִ שְׁמֶ֑ךָ...
Psalms 140:1 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its originality lies principally in its use of peculiar words, and...
CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S PROTECTION Psalms 140:1-13 Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander and hatred; at his feet stratagems and traps. There is no help save in Him who al...
The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's praise, Jehovah the God of mercy, Jehovah the God of...
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall (k) dwell in thy presence. (k) That is, will be descended and preserved by your fatherly providence and care....
Faith and confidence are always suitable accompaniments of prayer. When we have lodged our petitions before the throne, we should, like the prophet, get upon our watch-tower to wait the Lord's answer,...
REFLECTIONS LORD! I pray thee, never suffer me to think of afflictions or sorrow for them, either in myself or the saints of God, without keeping in remembrance thine unequalled sorrows, wherewith the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144. The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and not...
SURELY THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL GIVE THANKS UNTO THY NAME,.... The same with the poor and the afflicted; who, though traduced by men, and evil spoken of and ill used by them, are righteous in the sight of...
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. Ver. 13. _Shall give thanks_] He shall have no other cause. _ The upright shall dwell in thy presence_]...
_I know_, &c. Both by God's word, who hath promised it, and by my own experience of it in the course of God's providence; _that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted_, &c. That he will not...
PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM MALICIOUS ENEMIES. To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of David, in which he presents to the Lord the usual complaint, adding to this a ferve...
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Thy name, for the deliverance which is bound to come; THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN THY PRESENCE, here in time, in the enjoyment of the means of grace, and her...
8-13 Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring mischief upon themselves, even the burning coals of Divine vengea...
Psalms 140:13 righteous H6662 thanks H3034 (H8686) name H8034 upright H3477 dwell H3427 (H8799) presence H6440
To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while all manner of falsehoods were being spoken against him. He there...
CONTENTS: The malice of enemies and prayer for preservation. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those are safe whom God preserves. In Him believers may count upon security against all real enemies....
This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution. The title, _a psalm of David,_ is undisputed. Psalms 140:1. _From the evil man,_ Doëg the Edomite: _from the violent man,_ Saul, w...
_Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man._ GOD PRESERVES HIS SERVANT To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, and kept him out of the strife in the castle of Wartbur...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:1. This lament comes from those threatened by ungodly people who intend to do him serious harm. This psalm, in praying for protection and expressing trust, also prays fo...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:12 The psalm closes by expressing confidence in the Lord and by guiding the faithful in what they can expect. ⇐...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongues. The general strain of the Psalm is like that of...
EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies (Psalms 140:1), against whom he prays to God for aid (Psalms 140:1, Psalms 140:4,
Psa 140:1-13, another psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. T...
1 Thessalonians 4:17; Isaiah 3:10; John 14:3; John 17:24; Psalms 16:11
Dwell — Shall constantly enjoy thy gracious and powerful presence....