Psalm 56:3-4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 56:3

Psa 56:3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. Ver. 3. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee ] This was bravely resolved: Quid timet hominem homo in sinu Dei positus? Faith quelleth and killeth distrustful fear; but awful dread, it breedeth, feedeth, fostereth, and cherisheth. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 56:4

Psa 56:4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Ver. 4. In God I will praise his word ] Having placed my confidence in God, I will take his bare word for my security. He hath promised to make me king, 1 Samuel 16:13 , and he will not suffer his faithfulness to fail, or alter the thing that is gone out of his mouth, Psalms 89:33 . The word of God cannot be broken, John 5:35 . David once doubted it, but he soon took himself up for... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 56:3

Psalms 34:4, Psalms 55:4, Psalms 55:5, 1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 30:6, 2 Chronicles 20:3, 2 Corinthians 1:8-2 Samuel :, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 7:6 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 6:9 - Now therefore Psalms 9:2 - O thou Psalms 27:13 - fainted Psalms 28:7 - heart Psalms 31:14 - Thou Psalms 42:5 - hope Psalms 112:7 - shall not Proverbs 18:10 - the righteous John 14:27 - afraid 2 Corinthians 4:8 - yet Ephesians 6:16 - the shield 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 56:4

In God I will: Psalms 56:10, Psalms 56:11, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 19:7, Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:89, Psalms 119:90, Psalms 119:160, Psalms 138:2, John 10:35 in God I have: Psalms 27:1, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:2, Psalms 118:6, Isaiah 31:3, Isaiah 41:10, Luke 12:4, Luke 12:5, Romans 8:31-Malachi :, Hebrews 13:6 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 2 Chronicles 20:3 - feared Psalms 28:7 - heart Psalms 31:14 - Thou Psalms 60:6 - rejoice Psalms 71:22 - even Psalms 112:7 - shall not Psalms 119:42 - for I... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 56:4

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.Will praise — I will praise the Lord for his word, for his promises of protection and deliverance, made to his people.Flesh — Infirm and mortal men, called flesh by way of contempt, as Psalm 78:39; Isaiah 31:3. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 56:3

3. What time I am afraid The history informs us, “David… was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.” 1 Samuel 21:12. I will trust in thee Never was childlike confidence in the moment of danger more beautifully illustrated. Here was his refuge, his tower of strength. There is no absurdity in supposing fear and trust to coexist; for, as Calvin says, “Experience shows that hope, there in fact, really reigns where some portion of the heart is possessed by fear. When it has been smitten... read more