1-6 David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his dangerous case 7-12 He encourages himself to praise God

A.M. 2943 B.C. 1061 (Title.) Al-tas-chith. or, destroy not. A golden Psalm. This Psalm is supposed to have been called al tashcheth, or `destroy not,' because David thus addressed one his followers when about to kill Saul in the cave; and michtam, or 'golden' because written, or worthy to be written, in gold. Ps 58:1 59:1

when Ps 142:1 1Sa 22:1 24:3,8

be Ps 56:1 69:13-16 119:76,77

should Ps 9:10 13:5 125:1 Isa 50:10

shadow Ps 17:7,8 36:7 61:4 63:7 91:1,4,9 Ru 2:12 Lu 13:34

until Isa 10:25 26:20 Mt 24:22 Joh 16:20 Jas 5:10,11 Re 7:14 21:4

2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

God most Ps 56:2 136:2,3 Isa 57:15

that Ps 138:8 Isa 26:12 Php 1:6 2:12 Heb 13:21

3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

send Ps 18:6 144:5-7 Mt 28:2-6 Ac 12:11

from the reproach of him. or, he reproacheth him
swallow Ps 56:1,2 61:7 Nu 23:24 Job 31:31 Mic 3:2,3

send Ps 40:11 43:3 Joh 1:17

4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

among Ps 10:9 17:12,13 22:13-16 35:17 58:6 Pr 28:15 Da 6:22-24

set Jud 9:20 Jas 3:6

whose Ps 58:6 Joh 4:10,11 Pr 30:14

tongue Ps 52:2 55:21 64:3 Pr 12:18 25:18 Re 19:15

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

Be thou Ps 57:11 21:13 108:4,5 1Ch 29:1 Isa 2:11,17 12:4 37:20 Mt 6:9,10

above Ps 8:1 113:4-6

thy gory Ps 72:19 148:13 Nu 14:21 Isa 6:3 Hab 2:14 3:3

6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

a net Ps 7:15,16 9:15,16 35:7,8 140:5 1Sa 23:22-26 Pr 29:5 Mic 7:2

my soul Ps 42:6 142:3 143:4 Mt 26:37,38

7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

my Ps 108:1,2 112:7

fixed. or, prepared
I will Ps 34:4 Isa 24:15 Ro 5:3 Eph 5:20

8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

Awake Jud 5:12 Isa 52:1,9

my glory Ps 16:9 30:12 108:1-3 Ac 2:26

I myself will awake early. Literally,`I will awaken the morning,' or dawn: a highly poetical expression, which Milton and others have borrowed:--Cheerly rouse the slumbering morn

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

Ps 2:1 18:49 22:22,23 96:3 138:1,4,5 145:10-12 Ro 15:9

10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

For Ps 36:5 71:19 85:10,11 89:1,2 103:11 108:4

truth Ge 9:9-17 Isa 54:7-10 Heb 6:17,18

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

Ps 57:5 8:1,9 Re 15:3,4