Psalms 140:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. ”

Psalms 140:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O God the Lord ... - literally, “Yahweh, Lord, the strength of my salvation” The word rendered “God,” in the original, is יהוה Yahweh . The address is to Yahweh as the Lord; that is, as the su...
Psalms 140:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 prov...
Psalms 140:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 140:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 .
Psalms 140:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. Thou hast covered my head - Not only when I fought with the proud blaspheming Philistine; but in the vari...
Psalms 140:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 - ( Psalms 62:1 ; Psalms 62:11 , margin.) Powerless...
Psalms 140:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 140:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 140:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:1-13 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 word...
Psalms 140:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Psalms 140:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 140:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 s...
Psalms 140:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 deliver...
Psalms 140:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Psalms 140:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 examp...
Psalms 140:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. 1 Deliver me, O L ORD , from the evil man: preser...
Psalms 140:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

With thy powerful protection, as with a helmet or shield.
Psalms 140:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Psalms 140:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 ther...
Psalms 140:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 140:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 War...
Psalms 140:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies ( Psalms 140:1-19 ), against whom he prays to God for aid ( Psalms 140:1 , Ps...
Psalms 140:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 fe...
Psalms 140:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:36 ; 1 Samuel 17:37 ; 1 Samuel 17:45-51 ; 2 Samuel 8:14 ; 2 Samuel 8:6 ; Deuteronomy 33:27-29 ; Isaiah 12:2 ; Psalms 18:1 ; Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 18:35 ; Psalms 27:1 ; Psalms 2...

Psalms 140:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 140:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 140:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 140:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 140:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 140:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 140:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 140:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 140:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 140:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 140:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 140:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 140:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 140:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge