Psalms 63:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. ”

Psalms 63:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because thou hast been my help - Because thou hast interposed to defend me in danger. The idea is, that he had experienced the divine interposition in times of danger, and that this was a reason...
Psalms 63:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXIII. Written by one who has seen God's glory in the Temple and resolved to praise Him all his life. He is confident his enemies will perish. Psalms 63:11 refers to a Hebrew king, possibly Ma...
Psalms 63:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wings. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6. rejoice: or, rest.
Psalms 63:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 600 THE BELIEVER’S DISPOSITIONS TOWARDS GOD Psalms 63:1-7 . O God, thou art my God: early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee; my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty...
Psalms 63:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Therefore in the shadow of thy wings - I will get into the very secret of thy presence, into the holy of holies, t...
Psalms 63:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. -Second strophe. His hearty desire after God even now in his banishment, whence follows the confident hope of the d...
Psalms 63:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Title.— A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. The writer of this Ps. is a king ( Psalms 63:11 ), who is at a distance from the sanctuary, and in danger from eager foes. If the t...
Psalms 63:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Because... — Better, For thou hast been my helper; and under the shadow, &c. (For the image see Psalms 17:8 ; Psalms 36:7 ; Psalms 57:1 ; Psalms 61:4 .)
Psalms 63:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 63:1-11 IF the psalmist is allowed to speak, he gives many details of his circumstances in his song. He is in a waterless and weary land, excluded from the sanctuary, followed by enemies se...
Psalms 63:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Longing Soul Abundantly Satisfied Psalms 63:1-11 Ever since the third century this has been the morning song of the Church. The superscription tells us that it was written in the wilderness...
Psalms 63:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here the conviction which has been the inspiration of the two previous psalms reaches a consummation of expression. The song can hardly be divided, for it runs on in a continuous outpouring of praise...
Psalms 63:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What are those wings, under the shadow of which the soul of the believer rejoiceth, but Jesus, represented by the cherubim which shadowed the mercy-seat? Was not this representation in the old church...
Psalms 63:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Because thou hast been my help ,.... Or, "that thou hast been my help" s; and so the words may be considered as the subject of his meditation in the night watches, at least as a part of it; and as w...
Psalms 63:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Ver. 7. Because thou hast been my help ] This was the matter of his meditation, and hereby he helped his faith....
Psalms 63:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Because thou hast been my help When other helps and helpers failed me; because I have known by experience both thy power and will to save those that trust in thee; therefore, in the shadow of thy...
Psalms 63:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in God; David Triumphing in Hope. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings wil...
Psalms 63:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Remember thee: in the mean time, whilst I cannot enjoy thee, I will quiet and comfort myself with the thoughts and remembrance of thy kindness to me. Upon my bed , Heb. upon my beds , implying th...
Psalms 63:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

His Refreshed Vision Of God Has Restored His Heartfelt Spiritual Satisfaction, Has Enhanced His Praise Towards God And Has Reminded Him That It Is God Who Is His Refuge ( Psalms 63:4-7 ). And so w...
Psalms 63:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah .” Hengstenberg: “The wilderness of Judah is the whole wilderness towards the east of the tribe of Judah, bo...
Psalms 63:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 63:1-11 This Psalm, with its passion of love and mystic rapture, is a monument for us of how the writer's sorrows had brought to him a closer union with God, as our sorrows may do for us, l...
Psalms 63:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is said to be «A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.» I suppose, therefore, that it was composed when he fled from Jerusalem because of the cruel treachery of his son Absalom...
Psalms 63:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 63:4 . I will lift up my hands in thy name. This was swearing fidelity to the Lord. The heathens did the same to their idols; they kissed their hand, or they stretched it out. Job 31:27 ;...
Psalms 63:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee. The greatest things of the soul I. The greatest hunger of the soul ( Psalms 63:1 ). The soul wants God, as the thirsty land the refreshing shower...
Psalms 63:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM of one absent from the sanctuary, and longing to return to it ( Psalms 63:1 , Psalms 63:2 ), pursued by enemies who seek his life ( Psalms 63:9 ), but confident in God's pr...
Psalms 63:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Morning Hymn of a Fugitive. A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, very likely at the time when he left Jerusalem at the approach of Absalom, for it was then that he spent a few...
Psalms 63:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:37 ; 2 Corinthians 1:10 ; Psalms 21:1 ; Psalms 5:11 ; Psalms 54:3 ; Psalms 54:4 ; Psalms 57:1 ; Psalms 61:4

Psalms 63:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 63:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 63:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 63:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 63:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 63:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 63:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 63:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 63:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 63:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 63:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge