Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 57
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Ps 57:1-11.
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Ps 57:1-11.
Altaschith--or, "Destroy not." This is perhaps an enigmatical allusion to the critical circumstances connected with the history, for which compare
1Sa 22:1; 26:1-3.
In Moses' prayer
(De 9:26)
it is a prominent petition deprecating God's anger against the people. This explanation suits the fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth also. Asaph uses it for the seventy-fifth, in the scope of which there is allusion to some emergency. Michtam--(See on
Ps 16:1,
title). To an earnest cry for divine aid, the Psalmist adds, as often, the language of praise, in the assured hope of a favorable hearing.
1. my soul--or self, or life, which is threatened.
shadow of thy wings--
(Ps 17:8; 36:7).
calamities--literally, "mischiefs"
(Ps 52:2; 55:10).
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2. 成全——或作完成他所開始的。
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2. performeth--or, completes what He has begun.
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3. 免得……吞吃我——那向我因怒而喘息的
（Ps 56:2）。
慈愛與……真理——
（Ps 25:10; 36:5），
作為使者
（Ps 43:3）
奉差遣拯救他。
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3. from . . . swallow me up--that pants in rage after me
(Ps 56:2).
mercy and . . . truth--
(Ps 25:10; 36:5),
as messengers
(Ps 43:3)
sent to deliver him.
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4. 野獸
（Ps 10:9; 17:12）
與兵器
（Ps 11:2）
的比喻交織，更凸顯危險。
他們的……舌頭——或作讒謗。
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4. The mingled figures of wild beasts
(Ps 10:9; 17:12)
and weapons of war
(Ps 11:2)
heighten the picture of danger.
whose . . . tongue--or slanders.
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5. 這頌讚說明他把所得的拯救與神的榮耀相連的看見。
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5. This doxology illustrates his view of the connection of his deliverance with God's glory.
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6.（參
Ps 7:15; 9:15, 16）。
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6. (Compare
Ps 7:15; 9:15, 16).
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7. 我要……歌頌——以聲音與樂器。
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7. I will . . . praise--both with voice and instrument.
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8. 因此——他向自己的榮耀，即舌頭
（Ps 16:9; 30:12）， 以及他的瑟、琴與豎琴說話。
我自己……早晨——按字面作「我要喚醒黎明」，詩意地表達他的熱忱與殷勤。
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8. Hence--he addresses his glory, or tongue
(Ps 16:9; 30:12),
and his psaltery, or lute, and harp.
I myself . . . early--literally, "I will awaken dawn," poetically expressing his zeal and diligence.
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9, 10. 如祂的慈愛與真理，祂的讚美也必充滿宇宙。
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9, 10. As His mercy and truth, so shall His praise, fill the universe.
Ps 57:1-11.
Altaschith——即「不要毀壞」。這可能是對與歷史背景相關之危急情勢的隱喻性暗指，其比較見
1Sa 22:1; 26:1-3。
在摩西的禱告
(De 9:26)
中，這是一項突出的祈求，懇求神息怒不向百姓發作。此解釋也適用於第五十八、五十九篇。亞薩在第七十五篇中使用此詞，該篇的範圍中暗示某種緊急情勢。Michtam——（見
Ps 16:1，
題註）。在懇切呼求神救助之外，詩人如往常一樣，加上讚美的言辭，因他確信必蒙垂聽。
1. 我的心——即自己，或受威脅的生命。
翅膀的蔭下——
(Ps 17:8; 36:7)。
災難——字面作「禍患」
(Ps 52:2; 55:10)。