Psalms 7:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. ”

Psalms 7:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arise, O Lord, in thine anger - That is, to punish him who thus unjustly persecutes me. See the notes at Psalms 3:7 . Lift up thyself - As if he had been lying in repose and inaction. The id...
Psalms 7:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me [to] the (e) judgment [that] thou hast commanded. (e) In promising me the kingdom.
Psalms 7:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

VII. A and VII. B . Here two Pss. have been welded together. In Psalms 7:1-5 ; Psalms 7:12-17 a man hard bestead in spite of his innocence pleads his cause before God. In Psalms 7:6-11 Israel p...
Psalms 7:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6 Arise, O Jehovah David here sets the anger of God in opposition to the rage of his enemies; and when we are in similar circumstances we should act in the same manner. When the ungodly are...
Psalms 7:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. Arise, O Lord, in thine anger - To thee I commit my...
Psalms 7:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, &c.— This supposes that God had determined that an exact and solemn judgment should one time or other pass upon the world; and he prays him to awake and arouse hi...
Psalms 7:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. But as I am innocent of the charges alleged ( Psa...
Psalms 7:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. is an appeal to God as the righteous Judge against an ungrateful and vindictive enemy. Nothing is known of Cush the Benjamite, but the case of Shimei affords a parallel to the circumstances...
Psalms 7:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the rapid succession of abrupt utterance of feeling in ejaculations, we see the excitement of the poet’s mind. Of the rage. — Better, against the rage, unless we may correct to “in thy rage...
Psalms 7:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 7:1-17 THIS is the only psalm with the title "Shiggaion." The word occurs only here and in Habakkuk 3:1 , where it stands in the plural, and with the preposition "upon," as if it designate...
Psalms 7:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Refuge in God from Evil Men Psalms 7:1-17 This psalm should be compared with 1 Samuel 24:1-22 ; 1 Samuel 25:1-44 ; 1 Samuel 26:1-25 . Cush, or “dark-complexioned,” may refer to a Benjamite...
Psalms 7:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of the singer's confidence and appeal in circumstances of the most trying description. He is persecuted by enemies, some among them being violent and cruel. The basis of their attack w...
Psalms 7:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is there not in these words, concerning the judgment Jehovah hath commanded, a reference to the very judgment seat of Christ, to which the Lord our Mediator is appointed supreme judge, because he is...
Psalms 7:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Arise, O Lord, in thine anger ,.... This and the following phrase do not suppose local motion in God, to whom it cannot belong, being infinite and immense, but are spoken of him after the manner of...
Psalms 7:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment [that] thou hast commanded. Ver. 6. Arise, O Lord, in thine anger ] Here Davi...
Psalms 7:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Arise, O Lord, in thine anger Oppose thy just anger to their causeless and sinful rage against me. Lift up thyself Hebrew, הנשׂא, hinnasee, Be thou exalted; glorify thyself, and show thyself to...
Psalms 7:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Prays Against His Enemies; Prayer for Sinners and Saints. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning t...
Psalms 7:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Arise in thine anger; oppose thy just anger to their causeless and sinful rage against me. Lift up thyself, that thou mayst give them a deadly blow. A metaphor from men who arise and lift up them...
Psalms 7:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Calls On God To Set Up a Court of Justice and Put All On Trial So That The World Can Begin Again ( Psalms 7:6-10 ). His plight has moved David to a consciousness of the way sin triumphs and the...
Psalms 7:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “From the matter of this psalm it appears that it was composed with reference to some calumny on the character of David; but commentators are not agreed as to when and by whom this inju...
Psalms 7:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The title of this psalm is similar to that of Zechariah 3:1 . It is called, not a psalm, but Shiggaion or Shigionoth of David; which he sung to the Lord concerning the words of Cush the Benjamit...
Psalms 7:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust. An appeal from the slandered I. The appeal ( Psalms 7:1-2 ; Psalms 7:6 ). A petition for freedom and deliverance from his persecutors, in which he des...
Psalms 7:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE composition of this psalm by David, asserted in the title, is generally allowed. Internal evidence seems to indicate for its date the earlier portion of David's public life—that...
Psalms 7:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Supplication of a Believer against Slander. The Petition. Shiggaion of David, a plaintive song, or elegy, full of emotion, which is apparent it both in the structure and in the accompanying musi...
Psalms 7:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 17:14 ; Isaiah 3:13 ; Isaiah 33:10 ; Isaiah 37:20 ; Isaiah 51:9 ; Psalms 12:5 ; Psalms 3:7 ; Psalms 35:1 ; Psalms 35:23 ; Psalms 44:23 ; Psalms 44:26 ; Psalms 59:5 ; Psalms 68:1...
Psalms 7:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Lift up — Glorify thyself, and shew thyself to be above them. Commanded — To execute that righteous sentence, which thou hast commanded, appointed, and declared by thy prophet Samuel.

Psalms 7:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 7:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 7:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 7:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 7:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 7:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 7:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 7:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 7:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 7:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 7:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 7:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 7:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 7:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 7:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes