Psalms 144:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! ”

Psalms 144:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? - The sentiment here is the same as in Psalms 8:4 , though the language is not precisely the same. See the notes at that passage. The word r...
Psalms 144:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

LORD, what [is] man, that thou (c) takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him! (c) To give to God just praise, is to confess ourselves to be unworthy of so excelle...
Psalms 144:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLIV. Ascribed by LXX and also by T. to David against Goliath, but without any shadow of reason. Psalms 144:1-11 is really a mosaic chiefly taken from Psalms 18, but also from Psalms 8, 33, 1...
Psalms 144:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

what... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. Compare Psalms 8:4 . man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. Greek. This word is read in some codices, with one early printed edition. man. Hebrew. 'e...
Psalms 144:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. O Jehovah! what is man, etc. He amplifies the goodness shown by God by instituting a comparison. Having declared how singularly he had been dealt with, he turns his eyes inward, and asks...
Psalms 144:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Lord, what is man - See the notes on Psalms 8:4 , Psalms 8:5 . What is Adam, that thou...
Psalms 144:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Lord, what it man, &c.?— This is spoken in rapture; reflecting on the regard that God had shewn to his petition, which, in his usual way, he repeats in the very words in the four next verses.
Psalms 144:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge (i:e., notice) of him! Or the son of ma...
Psalms 144:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. consists mainly of thoughts and quotations from earlier Pss., e.g. 8 and 18. Psalms 144:12-15 are, however, quite unlike anything else in the Psalter, and some suppose them to be a quotati...
Psalms 144:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

See Psalms 8:4 .
Psalms 144:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 144:1-15 THE force of compilation could no further go than in this psalm, which is, in the first eleven verses ( Psalms 144:1-11 )simply a rechauffe of known psalms, and in Psalms 144:1...
Psalms 144:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's People Are Happy Psalms 144:1-15 This psalm savors of the rocky caverns from which David and his men emerged to fight. Each day the chieftain asked God to teach him to fight, and realized...
Psalms 144:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of triumphant assurance. Its placing at this point in the book suggests the invincible experience of trusting souls. In order to appreciate all its value, the nine psalms immediately p...
Psalms 144:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These verses are as a clue enabling us to apply the whole to Christ. In proof, read Psalms 8:4 , explained by Hebrews 2:6 , to the end. To add any other comment would be to hold a lighted taper bef...
Psalms 144:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lord, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him ?.... Man, that is at most and best but a creature, made of the dust of the earth, is but dust and ashes; yea, a sinful creature, that drinks u...
Psalms 144:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Ver. 3. Lord, what is man? ] What am I, that thou shouldest do all this for me? or, wh...
Psalms 144:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lord, what is man He magnifies and illustrates God's goodness to him, by the consideration of his own meanness. Though I am a king over my people, yet, alas, I am but a man, a base, sinful; and mor...
Psalms 144:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies. A psalm of David. 1 Blessed b...
Psalms 144:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lord, what is man he aggravates God's goodness to him, expressed Psalms 144:2 , by the consideration of his own meanness. Though I am king over my people, yet, alas, I am but a man. a base, sinf...
Psalms 144:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This is a singularly composite Psalm. The earlier portion of it, to the end of Psalms 144:11 , consists almost entirely of a cento of quotations, strung together from earlier Psalms;...
Psalms 144:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A Psalm of David. No doubt written after some great victory, and also before another severe struggle. The Christian man seldom escapes from one difficulty without falling into another. Thanks be unto...
Psalms 144:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This, and the six following psalms, are all eucharistical, and seem to have been composed when David's sorrows were changed to joys. He here praises God for past mercies, and asks grace for the futur...
Psalms 144:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. The Lord teaching us to fight I do not know what that “Book of the Wars of the Lord” was which is refer...
Psalms 144:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM in which praise and prayer are commingled. Almost certainly Davidic: 1. From the title. 2. From the style. 3. From the way in which David is mentioned in Psalms...
Psalms 144:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thanksgiving and Prayer for Deliverance. A psalm of David, in which he praises God for help experienced in the past and confidently implores His assistance against the enemies of the nation, as we...
Psalms 144:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 2:6 ; Job 15:14 ; Job 7:17 ; Psalms 8:4 ; Psalms 146:3 ; Psalms 146:4

Psalms 144:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 144:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 144:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 144:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 144:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 144:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 144:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 144:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 144:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 144:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 144:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 144:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 144:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 144:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 144:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge