Psalms 140:6

I said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

Ver. 6. I said unto the Lord] Danger drove David home to God; as bugbears do little children to their parents.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 140:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God ... - In all these dangers from open war, in all these perils from a crafty enemy lying in ambush, my only...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXL. The Prayer of a Man hard Beset by Treacherous Foes. It seems clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign assailants...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

GOD. Hebrew El App-4.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. I said to Jehovah. In these words he shows that his prayers were not merely those of the lips, as hypocrites will make loud appeals to God...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God - from Psalms 31:14...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations o...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:1-13 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its origin...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in God's Protection Psalms 140:1-13 Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander and hatred; at his feet stra...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's pr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

GOD THE SOUL’S REFUGE ‘The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords: they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set Sins for me. I said unto...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I said unto the Lord, thou [art] my God ,.... He said this to the Lord himself; claimed his covenant interest in him, and expressed it in the streng...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear the voice of my supplication The more malice appears in our enemies against us, and the greater efforts they use to injure us, the more earnes...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongue...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while all manner of...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution. The title, a psalm of David, is undisputed. Psalms 140:1 . From the evil ma...
The Biblical Illustrator

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. God preserves His servant To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, a...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies ( Psalms 140:1-19 ), against...
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

Lamentations 3:24 ; Psalms 119:57 ; Psalms 142:5 ; Psalms 16:2 ; Psalms 16:5 ; Psalms 16:6 ; Psalms 27:7 ; Psalms 27:8 ; Psalms 28:1 ; Psal...

⁶ I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 140:6

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

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

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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

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

Psalms 140:6