Psalms 56:3

When I have the greater cause of fear, I will rely upon thy providence and promise for my deliverance.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 56:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What time I am afraid - literally, “the day I am afraid.” David did not hesitate to admit that there were times when he was afraid. He saw himsel...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

trust . confide. Hebrew. batah. App-69.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. In the day that I was afraid, etc. In the Hebrew, the words run in the future tense, but they must be resolved into the praeterite. He ac...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. What, time I am afraid, I will trust in thee - literally, 'what, day.' As 'man daily oppresseth...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

What time. — Heb., yôm, apparently with same meaning as beyôm in Psalms 56:10 , “in the day.” I am afraid... — No doubt the right reading: is...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader, do remark how suited this case is to every exercised soul. It corresponds to the case of the Redeemer, and to his church upon all occasions.
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

What time I am afraid ,.... It was a time of fear with him now; he was afraid of Achish king of Gath, 1 Samuel 21:12 ; so believers have their time...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. Ver. 3. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee ] This was bravely resolved: Quid timet hominem...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What time I am afraid , &c. When I have the greatest cause of fear I will rely on thy providence and promise for deliverance. In God will I pra...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Help under Oppression; Confidence in God. To the chief musician...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Heading ( Psalms 56:1 a). ‘For the Chief Musician; set to Yonath elem rehokim (‘the silent dove of far off places (or ‘men')'). A Psalm of Da...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician upon Jonath-Elem-Rechokim.” The phrase “ Jonath-Elem-Rechokim ” occurs nowhere else in the Bib...
Scofield Reference Notes

trust ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:12 ).
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 56:3-4 I. Notice how beautifully there comes out here the occasion of trust. "What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee." That goes deep...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. Fear and faith It is not given to many men to add new words to the vocabulary of religious emotion...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Comfort in the Midst of Persecution. To the chief musician upon Jonathelem-rechokim, the word not only denoting the melody according to which the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

What time I am afraid, for there seems to be good reason for fear, I will trust in Thee, for in this trust he could successfully overcome his fear....
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 21:10 ; 1 Samuel 21:12 ; 1 Samuel 30:6 ; 2 Chronicles 20:3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 ; 2 Corinthians 7:5 ; 2 Corinthians 7:6 ; Psalms 3...

³ What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 56:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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

Psalms 56:3