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Psalms Chapter 55

Psalms

psa 55:0

Overview

Psa 55:1, David in his prayer complains of his fearful case; Psa 55:9, He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains; Psa 55:16, He comforts himself in God's preservation of him, and confusion of his enemies.

Psa 6:1, Psa 54:1 *titles

Psalms 55:1

psa 55:1

Give: Psa 5:1, Psa 17:1, Psa 64:1, Psa 80:1, Psa 84:8; Pe1 3:12

hide: Psa 28:1, Psa 80:4, Psa 143:7; Lam 3:8

Psalms 55:2

psa 55:2

I mourn: Psa 13:1, Psa 13:2, Psa 32:3, Psa 38:6, Psa 43:2, Psa 102:9, Psa 102:10; Isa 38:14

Psalms 55:3

psa 55:3

oppression: Psa 12:5, Psa 54:3, Psa 73:8; Lam 3:34-36

for they: Psa 27:12, Psa 35:11; Sa2 15:3, Sa2 16:7, Sa2 16:8, Sa2 19:19; Mat 26:59

Psalms 55:4

psa 55:4

My: Psa 6:3, Psa 69:20, Psa 88:3, Psa 102:3-5; Mat 26:37, Mat 26:38; Mar 14:33, Mar 14:34; Joh 12:27; Co2 1:8-10

terrors: Psa 18:4, Psa 18:5, Psa 116:3; Isa 38:10-13; Heb 5:7

Psalms 55:5

psa 55:5

Fearfulness: Psa 119:120; Sa2 15:14; Job 6:4, Job 23:15, Job 23:16

horror: Psa 42:6, Psa 61:2, Psa 88:15, Psa 88:16; Luk 22:44

overwhelmed: Heb. covered

Psalms 55:6

psa 55:6

Psa 11:1, Psa 139:9; Rev 12:14

Psalms 55:7

psa 55:7

Sa1 27:1; Sa2 15:14, Sa2 17:21, Sa2 17:22; Pro 6:4, Pro 6:5; Jer 9:2, Jer 37:12

Psalms 55:8

psa 55:8

the windy storm: From the sweeping wind and tempest, - Absalom and his rebellious party. Psa 18:4; Isa 17:12, Isa 17:13; Mat 7:25-27

Psalms 55:9

psa 55:9

divide: That is, "Distract their counsels; and let their devices be confounded" - and the prayer was heard. See the parallel passages. Gen 11:7-9; Sa2 15:31, Sa2 17:1-14; Joh 7:45-53; Act 23:6-10

I have: Jer 6:7, Jer 23:14; Mat 23:37, Mat 23:38

Psalms 55:10

psa 55:10

Day: Psa 59:6, Psa 59:14, Psa 59:15; Sa1 19:11; Sa2 17:1, Sa2 17:2; Hos 7:6; Mic 2:1, Mic 2:2; Joh 18:3, Joh 18:28; Act 9:24

mischief: Sa2 16:21, Sa2 16:22; Isa 59:6-15; Eze 9:4; Zep 3:1-3

Psalms 55:11

psa 55:11

Wickedness: Eze 22:1-12; Act 7:51, Act 7:52

deceit: Psa 109:2, Psa 109:3; Isa 59:7; Jer 5:26, Jer 5:27, Jer 9:3-5; Mat 26:4

Psalms 55:12

psa 55:12

For: Psa 41:9

magnify: Psa 35:26, Psa 38:16; Isa 10:15

then I: Mat 26:21-23; Joh 13:18, Joh 18:2, Joh 18:3

Psalms 55:13

psa 55:13

a man mine equal: Heb. a man according to my rank

my guide: Sa2 15:12, Sa2 16:23; Jer 9:4; Mic 7:5

mine acquaintance: Joh 19:13; Mat 26:47-50; Mar 14:44, Mar 14:45; Luk 22:21, Luk 22:47, Luk 22:48

Psalms 55:14

psa 55:14

We took sweet counsel together: Heb. Who sweetened counsel, walked. Psa 42:4, Psa 122:1; Isa 2:3; Eze 33:31

Psalms 55:15

psa 55:15

Let death: etc. Or, rather, "Death shall seize on them; they shall descend quickly into the grave;" which is a prediction of the sudden destruction which befell the ringleaders of this unnatural rebellion. Psa 59:13, Psa 69:22-28, Psa 109:6-20; Sa2 17:23, Sa2 18:9, Sa2 18:14; Mat 27:5; Act 1:18-20

them: Num 16:30-34; Mat 26:24; Act 1:25

hell: or, the grave, Psa 9:17

Psalms 55:16

psa 55:16

Psa 50:15, Psa 73:28, Psa 91:15, Psa 109:4; Luk 6:11, Luk 6:12

Psalms 55:17

psa 55:17

Evening: Psa 5:2, Psa 5:3, Psa 119:62, Psa 119:147, Psa 119:148; Dan 6:10, Dan 6:13; Mar 1:35, Mar 6:46, Mar 6:48; Luk 18:1-7; Act 3:1, Act 10:3, Act 10:9, Act 10:30; Eph 6:18; Th1 5:17

cry: Job 19:7; Lam 3:8; Heb 5:7

Psalms 55:18

psa 55:18

He hath: Psa 3:6, Psa 3:7, Psa 27:1-3, Psa 57:3, Psa 118:10-12; Sa2 18:28, Sa2 22:1; Act 2:33-36

there: Kg2 6:16; Ch2 32:7, Ch2 32:8; Mat 26:53; Jo1 4:4

Psalms 55:19

psa 55:19

hear: Psa 65:5, Psa 143:12; Th1 2:15, Th1 2:16; Rev 6:10, Rev 6:11

even: Psa 90:1, Psa 90:2; Deu 33:27; Mic 5:2; Col 1:17

Because: etc. or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they fear not God

no changes: Psa 73:5, Psa 73:6; Pro 1:32; Ecc 8:11; Isa 36:20; Jer 48:11; Zep 1:12

Psalms 55:20

psa 55:20

put: Sa1 22:17, Sa1 24:10; Sa2 18:12; Act 12:1

at peace: Psa 7:4, Psa 109:5, Psa 120:6, Psa 120:7

broken: Heb. profaned, Psa 89:28, Psa 89:34, Psa 89:38; Sa2 2:4, Sa2 5:3, Sa2 14:32, Sa2 14:33, Sa2 15:10-12; Ecc 8:2; Eze 17:16-19

Psalms 55:21

psa 55:21

The words: Psa 28:3, Psa 57:4, Psa 62:4, Psa 64:3; Pro 5:3, Pro 5:4, Pro 12:18, Pro 26:24-26, Pro 26:28; Mat 26:25; Luk 20:20, Luk 20:21

war: Joh 13:2

Psalms 55:22

psa 55:22

Cast: Psa 27:14, Psa 37:5 *marg. Psa 42:10, Psa 42:11, Psa 62:8, Psa 63:8; Isa 50:10; Mat 6:25, Mat 6:31-34, Mat 11:28; Luk 12:22; Phi 4:6, Phi 4:7; Pe1 5:7

burden: or, gift

suffer: Psa 16:8, Psa 37:24, Psa 62:2, Psa 62:6, Psa 121:3; Sa1 2:9; Joh 10:27-30; Pe1 1:5

Psalms 55:23

psa 55:23

O God: Psa 7:15, Psa 7:16, Psa 58:9, Psa 59:12, Psa 59:13

pit: Pro 15:11, Pro 27:20; Isa 38:17

bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall not halve their days. Psa 5:6; Sa2 3:27, Sa2 20:9, Sa2 20:10; Kg1 2:5, Kg1 2:6; Sa2 3:27, Sa2 20:9, Sa2 20:10; Kg1 2:5, Kg1 2:6; Job 15:32; Pro 10:27; Ecc 7:17; Mat 27:4, Mat 27:5


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