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Verse Psalms 140:7. _THOU HAST COVERED MY HEAD_] Not only when I
fought with the proud blaspheming Philistine; but in the various
attempts made against my life by my sworn enemies....
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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...
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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...
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GOD THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ Adonai. App-4. (2).
OF. Genitive of character. my saving strength. covered. screened or
protected. Not the same word as in Psalms 140:9....
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Appeal to Jehovah, the Helper in time of need....
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_O God the Lord_ Jehovah, Lord. Cp. Psalms 109:21 (note); Psalms
141:8.
_thou hast covered my head_ Protected it as with a helmet. Cp. Psalms
60:7;...
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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...
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O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my
head in the day of battle.
O GOD THE LORD, THE STRENGTH OF MY SALVATION - (; , margin.)
Powerless as to saving myself, I have my...
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140:7 battle. (a-19) Or 'of arming for the battle.'...
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COVERED] better, 'screened.'...
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A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to
David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and
adaptations of, earlier Pss....
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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" ...
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IN THE DAY OF BATTLE. — Literally, _in the day of arms, i.e.,_ when
he was arming for fight. God covered the warrior’s head, _i.e.,_
provided the “helmet of salvation” (Isaiah 59:17). (Comp. also
Psal...
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_[Psalms 140:8]_ יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז
יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou (e) hast covered my
head in the day of battle.
(e) He calls to God with lively faith, being assured of his mercies,
because he had before time prove...
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As when the thickness, &c. If this is to be connected with what goes
before, it declares the efficacy of those powerful words, capable to
break up the thick and hard earth, of the hearts of man. But i...
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This is a blessed appeal to the Lord! Where shall an exercised soul go
in his affliction, but to a throne of grace? And how sure shall be the
Lord's condemnation of the ungodly, when the cry of the su...
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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...
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O GOD THE LORD, THE STRENGTH OF MY SALVATION,.... Temporal and
spiritual, which he was able to effect; the mighty God and mighty
Saviour: and this encouraged David to believe he should have
deliveranc...
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O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my
head in the day of battle.
Ver. 7. _In the day of battle_] Heb. of armours; for battle David
never had any with Saul, but declined i...
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_Hear the voice of my supplication_ The more malice appears in our
enemies against us, and the greater efforts they use to injure us, the
more earnest ought we to be in prayer to God, after the exampl...
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O God the Lord, the All-powerful, THE STRENGTH OF MY SALVATION, the
one Stronghold in which the believers are sure of deliverance, THOU
HAST COVERED MY HEAD IN THE DAY OF BATTLE, literally, "in the da...
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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...
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1-7 The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer
to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he be for us, who can
be against us? We should especially watch and pray, that the...
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With thy powerful protection, as with a helmet or shield....
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Psalms 140:7 GOD H3069 Lord H136 strength H5797 salvation H3444
covered H5526 (H8804) head H7218 day H3117 battle...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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_I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God._
DAVID’S FIVE-STRINGED HARP
(with verses 12, 13):--There are five things in my text to which I
want especially to draw the attention of any who are in sore tr...
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_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...
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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...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:6 The right response to such danger is to
reaffirm trust in God and to ask him for help.
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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...
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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,
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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...
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1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Samuel 17:37; 1 Samuel 17:45; 2 Samuel 8:14;...