Psalm 56 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

upon {Jonath-elem-rechokim.} Or, as it may be rendered, "concerning the dumb dove, (or oppressed band) in distant places," i.e., David, or his companions; though some consider it as the name of a tune, and others a musical instrument.Michtam.

or, a golden Psalm.

Psa. 16:1• ¹Michtam of David.{HR}Preserve me, O God, for I have trusted in thee. (Psa. 16:1)

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Psa. 57:1• ¹To the chief musician; Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam, on his fleeing from Saul in the cave.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me;{HR}For my soul [is] trusting in thee;{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings will I trust until mischiefs shall pass. (Psa. 57:1)

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Psa. 58:1• ¹To the chief musician, Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam .{HR}Silence indeed! do ye speak righteousness?{HR}Do ye judge equitably, sons of men? (Psa. 58:1)

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Psa. 59:1• ¹To the chief musician; Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to put him to death.{HR}Deliver me from mine enemies, my God;{HR}Set me on high from those that rise up against me. (Psa. 59:1)

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Psa. 60:1• ¹To the chief musician, on Shushan of testimony; Michtam of David to teach ; when he strove with Syria of Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and smote Edom in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.{HR}O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast rent us,{HR}Thou hast been angry; turn again to us. (Psa. 60:1)

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Psa. 60• (Psa. 60)

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when.

1 Sam. 21:11‑15• ¹¹And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
¹²And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
¹³And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
¹⁴Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
¹⁵Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? (1 Sam. 21:11‑15)

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Psa. 31:9• ⁹Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah, for I am distressed;{HR}Consumed with grief [is] mine eye, my soul and my belly. (Psa. 31:9)

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Psa. 57:1‑3• ¹To the chief musician; Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam, on his fleeing from Saul in the cave.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me;{HR}For my soul [is] trusting in thee;{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings will I trust until mischiefs shall pass.
²I will call unto God Most High,{HR}Unto God that perfecteth for me.
³He will send from the heavens and save me:{HR}He that would swallow me up reviled! Selah.{HR}God will send his mercy and his truth. (Psa. 57:1‑3)

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Psa. 59:10• ¹⁰The God of my mercy will come to meet me;{HR}God will make me gaze on mine enemies. (Psa. 59:10)

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Psa. 69:13‑16• ¹³But as for me, my prayer [is] to thee,{HR}O Jehovah (in) an acceptable time;{HR}O God, in the abundance of thy mercy answer me,{HR}In the truth of thy salvation.
¹⁴Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink;{HR}Let me be delivered from those hating me,{HR}And from the depths of waters.
¹⁵Let not the waterflood overflow me,{HR}And let not the deep swallow me up;{HR}And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
¹⁶Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] thy mercy;{HR}According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn unto me; (Psa. 69:13‑16)

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Psa. 136:10,15,17‑20• ¹⁰To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever;
¹⁵And shook off Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever.
¹⁷To him that smote great kings;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever;
¹⁸And slew famous kings;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever;
¹⁹(To) Sihon, king of the Amorites;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever;
²⁰And (to) Og, the king of (the) Bashan;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever; (Psa. 136:10,15,17‑20)

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Psa. 143:12• ¹²And in thy mercy cut off mine enemies,{HR}And destroy all oppressors of my soul;{HR}For I [am] thy servant. (Psa. 143:12)

swallow.

Psa. 21:9• ⁹Thou wilt make them as a furnace of fire at the time of thy presence;{HR}Jehovah in his anger will consume them, and fire shall devour them. (Psa. 21:9)

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Psa. 27:2• ²When evil doers drew near unto me to eat my flesh,{HR}Mine adversaries and mine enemies against me,{HR}They stumbled and fell. (Psa. 27:2)

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Psa. 35:25• ²⁵Let them not say in their heart, Aha, our soul!{HR}Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. (Psa. 35:25)

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Psa. 57:3• ³He will send from the heavens and save me:{HR}He that would swallow me up reviled! Selah.{HR}God will send his mercy and his truth. (Psa. 57:3)

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Psa. 106:17• ¹⁷Earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,{HR}And covered Abiram's company. (Psa. 106:17)

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Psa. 124:3• ³Then they had swallowed us up alive{HR}In the kindling of their wrath against us. (Psa. 124:3)

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Prov. 1:12• ¹²Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,{HR}And whole as those that go down into the pit. (Prov. 1:12)

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Lam. 2:2,5,16• ²The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied:{HR}He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;{HR}He hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
⁵The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel,{HR}He hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strongholds,{HR}And hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
¹⁶All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee:{HR}They hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up:{HR}Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. (Lam. 2:2,5,16)

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Hos. 8:8• ⁸Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. (Hos. 8:8)

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1 Cor. 15:54• ⁵⁴But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written, Death was swallowed up in victory. (1 Cor. 15:54)

• Book 2, Series 2. The Great Tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The soul has got out of the depth of inward distress in which it was in psalm 55. For, though the faithful one's enemies lie in wait for him, it is not the unfaithfulness and treachery of friends. They are enemies who seek to wrong him. He is afraid, more than distressed, and looks through the difficulties to God. Faith is readily in activity. In the previous psalm his spirit was inwardly deeply depressed. Here he is only tried. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 55-58” by J.N. Darby)

• In psalm 55 it is only at the 19th verse and at the end he can bring God in. Here God is at once before his soul. In truth outward trials are little compared with inward breaches on the spirit. The spirit [even] of a man will bear his infirmities, but a wounded spirit who can bear? The saint's trust, then, is in God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 55-58” by J.N. Darby)

• (vv. 1-3) Surrounded by enemies that daily oppose, oppress, and seek his life, the godly man finds relief from his fears by turning to God and trusting in Him. (“Psalm 56” by H. Smith)

• Again, this psalm was written when David was outside the land (see heading). Gath is in the land of the Philistines. “Jonath-elem-recholsim” means “a silent dove in far off lands.” (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokimk. Of David. Michtaml; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God; for manm would swallow me upn: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.

JND Translation Notes

"The mute dove in the distance," or "the dove of the distant terebinths."

See Ps. 16.

Enosh.

Strictly, "pant after me," like a wild beast thirsting for blood; and so Ps. 57.3; Amos 8.4.

W. Kelly Translation

To the chief musician, as the silent dove of the distant, of David, Michtama ; when the Philistines took him in Gath.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up;{HR}All the day fighting he oppresseth me.

WK Translation Notes

See title of Psalm 16. Dr. J. A. Alexander prefers "a Secret."