Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 17:4
Concerning the works of men, by the (e) word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer.
(e) Though the wicked provoked me to do evil for evil, yet your word kept me back.
Concerning the works of men, by the (e) word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer.
(e) Though the wicked provoked me to do evil for evil, yet your word kept me back.
Verse Psalms 17:4. _THE PATHS OF THE DESTROYER._] Some render, _hard_ or _difficult paths_, the sense of which is given above. But the passage is exceedingly obscure. My old _Psalter_ translates and p...
CONCERNING THE WORKS OF MEN - In respect to the works or doings of men. The reference is here probably to the ordinary or common doings of mankind, or to what generally characterizes the conduct of me...
Psalms 17 The Prayer of Christ Against the Enemy _ 1. The Righteous Intercessor (Psalms 17:1)_ 2. Prayer for deliverance (Psalms 17:6) 3. The deliverance ...
XVII. THE PRAYER OF A GODLY MAN FOR DELIVERANCE FROM HIS FOES. These foes are not foreign enemies but worldly Jews who persecute their pious and innocent neighbours. The cry for Divine help is made in...
MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. KEPT ME FROM. I have marked. THE DESTROYER. the oppressor, or violent one. Only here in the Psalms....
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have shunned the paths of the violent. In regard to his behaviour as a man among men, he has obeyed the Divine precepts, and marked and shunned the...
The bold language of a good conscience. See Introd. p. lxxxvii. Cp. Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16....
PSALMS 17 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE One who is Righteous Prays, in Great Trouble, for Divine Deliverance and Manifestation. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 17:1-2, The Prayer of Righteousness. Stanza II., vers,...
_CONCERNING THE WORKS OF MEN, BY THE WORD OF THY LIPS I HAVE KEPT ME FROM THE PATHS OF THE DESTROYER._ Concerning the works of men - i:e., their ordinary actings, which are naturally and essentially...
17:4 from (c-15) Or 'I have paid attention to.'...
CONCERNING] RV 'as for.' BY THE WORD OF THY LIPS] the commandments of God....
The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God (Psalms 17:1), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence (Psalms 17:3) and an account of the eager cruelty of his enemies ...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
CONCERNING THE WORKS OF MEN — _i.e., as regards the actions of men,_ or _in ordinary human actions;_ for the expression comp. Job 31:33; and Hosea 6:7, where the margin has _Adam._ BY THE WORD OF THY...
לִ פְעֻלֹּ֣ות אָ֭דָם בִּ דְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ א
Psalms 17:1 THE investigations as to authorship and date yield the usual conflicting results. Davidic, say one school; undoubtedly post-exilic, say another, without venturing on closer definition; lat...
GOD'S TRUE SERVANTS SAFELY KEPT Psalms 17:1 This also dates from the Sauline persecutions. In the earlier verses David protests his innocence, pleads for deliverance from his foes, and ends with glad...
This psalm is generally conceded to be closely linked with the preceding one. There is an evident similarity of outlook. In each case the singer declares his abstention from complicity with ungodly me...
_Praising. Hebrew, "praised;" and (2 Kings) the Lord, who is worthy to be praised. (Haydock) --- Chaldean agrees here with the Septuagint and Vulgate, which seems more natural. (Calmet) --- The sense...
This is blessed, as it concerns our glorious Surety; for God engaged to carry him through his whole work; see Psalms 89:21. And it is blessed also, as it concerns his redeemed in him. The Redeemer com...
4._As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips. _Interpreters explain this verse in different senses. Some thinking that the letter ב, _beth, _which commonly signifies _in _or _by_, is taken for...
The key to Psalms 16 was in the words, "In thee do I put my trust"; to Psalms 17, "Hear the right." In Psalms 16 we have seen the blessed path and working of that spirit of confidence. It is, though t...
CONCERNING THE WORKS OF MEN,.... Of wicked men, as to what respects and concerns them, or in the midst of them; in the midst of a wicked generation of men, and their filthy conversation; who appear to...
_Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer._ Ver. 4. _Concerning the works of men_] _sc._ Which ought to be done by them according to thy l...
Psa. 17:4. "Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips, I have kept me from the paths of the _destroyer._ " By the destroyer here is doubtless meant the devil, the same with him that is call...
_Concerning the works of men_ That is, the works which men generally practise: observing how unreasonable, wicked, and pernicious they are, not only to others, but also to themselves, I have been reso...
THE BELIEVER TAKES HIS REFUGE IN GOD. Every true believer is a poor sinner in the sight of God, knowing that his natural sinfulness will not permit justifying himself before the tribunal of divine jus...
Concerning the works of men, as David noted in what manner men in general behaved, BY THE WORD OF THY LIPS, in accordance with God's command, I HAVE KEPT ME FROM THE PATHS OF THE DESTROYER, he had not...
1-7 This psalm is a prayer. Feigned prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with his favour. The psalmist had been used to pray, so that it was not his distress...
CONCERNING THE WORKS OF MEN: concerning my care and caution about my words, I have now spoken, PSALMS 17:3, now I may say the like concerning my works. As for the works which men generally practise. O...
Psalms 17:4 works H6468 men H120 word H1697 lips H8193 kept H8104 (H8804) paths H734 destroyer H6530 work
‘As for the works of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent. My steps have held fast to your paths, My feet have not slipped.' When he compares his behaviour...
Psalms 17:1. _Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips._ Good men are often slandered and misunderstood; and, at such times, the first v...
CONTENTS: David prays for relief from the pressure of enemies. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: If we are abused and misrepresented, we have a righteous God to go to whose judgment is according t...
Psalms 17:3. _Thou hast tried me._ Vulgate, _Igne me examinâsti,_ Thou hast proved or tested me with fire, referring to the test of metals. Psalms 17:14. _Men which have their portion in this life,_ a...
_Concerning the works of men, by the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer._ YOUNG MEN WARNED AGAINST UNSOUND PRINCIPLES Many are the nets that are spread for the souls of...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 17:1. This is an individual lament, dealing especially with cases in which a person considers himself unjustly accused of wrong (compare Psalms 7:1
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 17:3 The singer proclaims his innocence (TRIED, VISITED, TESTED), and he recounts his efforts to stay pure....
INTRODUCTION “David pours forth to God in this psalm an earnest prayer for deliverance from his inveterate enemies, who were bent on taking away his life. We find in it his opinion of the character of...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is termed "a prayer"—"a Prayer of David." It consists, no doubt, mainly of a series of petitions (Psalms 17:1, Psalms 17:2, Psalms 17:6,...
The seventeenth psalm is another prayer of David. And it is, again, one of those prayers where David is sort of pleading his own cause, his own righteousness before the Lord. Hear the right, O LORD,...
1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 Peter 4:3; 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:17
Concerning — Observing the works of the men of this age, how wicked they are, I was resolved to take more care in ordering my own actions. By — By the help of thy blessed word. Paths — The customs and...