iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven.
people. peoples. (No Art.)
Shall they escape by iniquity? - This expression in the original is very obscure. There is in the Hebrew no mark of interrogation; and a literal...
Shall (f) they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down the people, O God. (f) They not only think to escape punishment, but the more wicked t...
LVI. A Prayer against Strong, Numerous, and Crafty Foes. Psalms 56:2 . For enemies read they that lie in wait for me ( mg.), proudly: read bit...
7. After their mischief they think to escape. The beginning of this verse is read by some interrogatively, Shall they escape in their iniq...
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. Shall they escape by iniquity? - Shall such conduct go unpunished? Shall...
Shall they escape by iniquity?— As much as to say, by way of admiration: "Strange! that their iniquity should deliver them." He adds therefore, In...
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. Shall they escape by iniquity? - literally, 'upon (the ground of)...
Title.—( RV ) 'For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A Psalm of David: Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath.' For Michtam s...
Shall they escape by iniquity? ] A slight change of reading would give, 'Requite them according to their iniquity.' People] RV 'peoples.' This pra...
Shall they... — Literally, upon iniquity escape to them ; the meaning of which is by no means clear. The ancient versions do not help us. If we ad...
Psalms 56:1-13 THE superscription dates this psalm from the time of David's being in Gath. Probably his first stay there is meant, during which he...
“What Can Man Do unto Me?” Psalms 56:1-13 This psalm was composed under the same circumstances as Psalms 34:1-22 . See 1 Samuel 21:1-15 . Wha...
The keynote of this psalm is the concluding declaration of the previous one, "I will trust in Thee." Here again are evident the same circumstances of...
Surely we must see Christ here eminently set forth. Not only at his trial, but upon many occasions, we are told they sought to catch him in his words...
Shall they escape by iniquity ?.... Shall such iniquity as this, or persons guilty of it, go unpunished, or escape righteous judgment, and the venge...
Shall they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down the people, O God. Ver. 7. Shall they escape by iniquity? ] q.d. No, let them never th...
Shall they escape by iniquity Shall they secure themselves by such injurious and malicious practices, whereby they do not only vex me, but provoke...
Prayer for Help under Oppression; Confidence in God. To the chief musician...
Shall they escape by iniquity? shall they secure themselves by such injurious and malicious practices, whereby they do not only vex me, but provoke...
A Description Of His Enemies Tactics As They Close In On Him ( Psalms 56:5-7 ). These words could still refer to his enemies in Israel, but it see...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician upon Jonath-Elem-Rechokim.” The phrase “ Jonath-Elem-Rechokim ” occurs nowhere else in the Bib...
Psalms 56:1 . Be merciful unto me, O God for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. «Man has no mercy upon me, but, O God, be...
To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam (a golden Psalm) of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Psalms 56:1-2 . Be mercif...
The title of this psalm, which relates to the manner of singing and playing, is upon the remote and silent dove. To which michtam is added, the gol...
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up. The deprecable and the desirable I. The deprecable in relation to man. 1. Craven-he...
EXPOSITION THIS and the following have been called "twin psalms." They begin with the same words, are nearly of the same length, and have each...
Comfort in the Midst of Persecution. To the chief musician upon Jonathelem-rechokim, the word not only denoting the melody according to which the...
Shall they escape by iniquity? literally, "By iniquity deliverance to them?" Will the ways of wickedness really bring lasting success? In Thine ange...
Ecclesiastes 8:8 ; Habakkuk 1:13 ; Isaiah 28:15 ; Jeremiah 10:25 ; Jeremiah 18:19-23 ; Jeremiah 7:10 ; Psalms 55:15 ; Psalms 55:23 ; Psalms...
Escape — Shall they secure themselves by injurious and malicious practices. The people — These who are mine enemies.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.