Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 57:5
Excited — Glorify thy power, and goodness, and justice, and faithfulness, by my deliverance. Above, &c. — To the highest degree possible.
Excited — Glorify thy power, and goodness, and justice, and faithfulness, by my deliverance. Above, &c. — To the highest degree possible.
Verse Psalms 57:5. _BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS_] Let the glory of thy mercy and truth be seen in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath. Several of the fathers apply what is said a...
BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS - Compare Psalms 8:1. The language here is that of a man who in trouble lifts his thoughts to God; who feels that God reigns; who is assured in his own soul t...
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...
BE THOU EXALTED. See the Structure. Figure of speech _Cycloides._ App-6. See Psalms 57:11. Compare similar _Cycloides_ in Psalms 56:4; Psalms 56:11....
Beset by fierce and cruel enemies, the Psalmist throws himself upon God's protection, with the confident assurance of speedy help....
The thought of man's murderous hostility naturally leads up to the prayer that God will manifest Himself in majesty. From the confusions of earth the Psalmist looks up to God. Cp. Psalms 11:4 ff.; Psa...
BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, &C.— "Manifest thyself to be the Lord of heaven and earth, by delivering me from this imminent danger." The verse may be rendered, _Exalt, O God, above the heavens, above all t...
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...
_BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS; LET THY GLORY BE ABOVE ALL THE EARTH._ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth - praise for the deliverance anticip...
57:5 earth! (i-15) Or 'land,' _ erets_ , as also ver. 11, Psalms 58:2 ; 1 Samuel 2:8 ; &c....
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...
_[Psalms 57:6]_ ר֣וּמָה עַל ־הַ שָּׁמַ֣יִם אֱלֹהִ֑ים...
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...
(f) Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. (f) Do not permit me to be destroyed to the contempt of your Name....
_Madness; or "poison," chamath. (Menochius) --- Deaf asp. This is the most dangerous species. The ancients attempted to charm serpents. But these courtiers were deaf to every proof of David's innocenc...
Observe how Jesus breaks out in praise in the midst of prayer. Such, Reader, should be the conduct of all his people. The heaviest exercises in grace can never interrupt the song of praise: 1 Thessalo...
To him we find David appealing in the words that follow, _Exalt thyself, O God! above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. _To perceive the appropriateness of this prayer, it is necessar...
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...
BE THOU EXALTED, O GOD, ABOVE THE HEAVENS,.... That is, show thyself to be God, that sittest in the heavens, and art higher than they, by saving me, and disappointing mine enemies; that I, and those t...
_Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth._ Ver. 5. _Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens_] That is, saith the Chaldee, above the angels. _ And let thy...
_Be thou exalted above the heavens_ That is, higher than the heavens, or to the highest degree possible. Glorify thy power and goodness, thy justice and faithfulness, by my deliverance; all which attr...
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...
Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, showing Himself in the sublimity of His majesty; LET THY GLORY BE ABOVE ALL THE EARTH, its light promising salvation to His children, but threatening death a...
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...
BE THOU EXALTED; glorify thy power, and goodness, and justice, and faithfulness by my deliverance, all which are exposed to censure and reproach, whilst thou sufferest ungodly wretches to oppress and...
Psalms 57:5 exalted H7311 (H8798) God H430 heavens H8064 glory H3519 earth H776 Be thou - Psalms
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...
_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...
_Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Thy glory be above all the earth._ THE LORD ALONE EXALTED I. As the absolute decree of heaven. For-- 1. His own glory is the first principle with God...
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...
1 Chronicles 29:1; Habakkuk 2:14; Habakkuk 3:3; Isaiah 12:4; Isaiah 2