Psalms 56:13

Related Commentaries of Psalms 56:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou hast delivered my soul from death - That is, my “life.” Thou hast kept “me” from death. He was surrounded by enemies. He was pursued by...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may (i) walk before God in the (k) light of the li...
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

delivered . plucked. "Wilt not thou... ? Figure of Speech. Erotesis. App-6. In the light of the living . in resurrection life. Hence the ti...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. For thou hast delivered my soul from death This confirms the truth of the remark which I have already made, that he considered his life...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? Th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

That I may walk before God in the light of the living— i.e. "Serve God, whilst I enjoy the common light of mankind; or during the whole of my futur...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Wilt not thou deliver? etc.] RV ' hast thou not delivered ,' etc.—an affirmation in the form of a question. The meaning is, 'Yea, and my fe...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wilt thou not deliver? — Better, hast thou not delivered? From falling. — Literally, front a thrust.
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

Blessed thought! all the redeemed of God have the vows of God upon them. They are, as the Israelite's house was appointed to be, with the label upon...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS How blessed it is to read the Michtams of David with an eye to Christ. They are golden things indeed, when they become the medium of ope...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou hast delivered my soul from death ,.... From imminent danger of death, when in the hands of the Philistines; not that the soul can die; tha...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thy vows are upon me As I have prayed to thee, and am assured that thou wilt deliver me, so, in confidence thereof, I have made vows to express my...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Comfort under Affliction; Confidence in God. 8 Thou tellest my wander...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From death; which my enemies designed, and my extreme dangers threatened. I am confident that thou wilt deliver, because of thy promises, and my fo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

An Expression Of His Gratitude To God For His Deliverance ( Psalms 56:12-13 ). Having prayed through to total confidence in God David now gives th...
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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 56:12-13 I. The motive. "Thou hast delivered my soul from death." II. The obligation. "Thy vows are upon me, O Lord." The Christian who wo...
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

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto Thee. The Christian’s vows and praises I. A solemn obligation acknowledged. “Thy vows a...
The Biblical Illustrator

For Thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not Thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? Me...
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

For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, he already had numerous evidences of God's deliverance in his life; wilt not Thou deliver my feet from f...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Walk — That I may serve and glorify thee. The light — ln this life.

¹³ For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Related Commentaries of Psalms 56:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study 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

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

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

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 56:13