Psalms 3:7

ungodly. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

:Title A Psalm of David - literally, belonging to David; that is, belonging to him as the author. This is marked in the Hebrew as the first ver...
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arise, O Lord - This is a common mode of calling upon God in the Scriptures, as if he had been sitting still, or had been inactive. It is, of cou...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

III. A Morning Hymn of Triumph and Peace. It is a king or party leader who speaks, but who he was or when he wrote we cannot say. The conjecture in...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7 Arise, O Lord. As in the former verses David boasted of his quiet state, it would now appear he desires of the Lord to be preserved in saf...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Arise, O L...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Arise, O Lord, &c.— David having related in the former verses the state of his mind during his flight, in the following he expresses his thankf...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Aris...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is the first of the 'Davidic' Psalms. It is a morning prayer as Psalms 3:6 suggests. The heading of the Ps. provides a historical setting for...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Arise, O Lord ] The ancient marching-song of the Hebrew host began with these words ( Numbers 10:35 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 3:1-8 ANOTHER pair of psalms follows the two of the Introduction. They are closely connected linguistically, structurally, and in subject....
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How charming both these verses! Ten thousands opposed to one poor man become a mighty army! But millions against us, when God is on our side, are as...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God ,.... God sometimes, in the apprehension of his people, seems to be as if he was asleep: when he does not appear to...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Ver. 7....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in God. 4 I cried unto the L ORD with my voice, and he he...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me. Morning thoughts With returning day there comes back on the monarch’s heart the recollection of t...
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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Cheek bone — Which implies contempt and reproach. Teeth — Their strength and the instruments of their cruelty. He compares them to wild beasts.

⁷ Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 3:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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