Salmos 63:7

7 Porque has sido mi socorro; y así en la sombra de tus alas me regocijaré

Salmos 63:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 63:7

Because thou hast been my help
Or, "that thou hast been my help" ^F19; and so the words may be considered as the subject of his meditation in the night watches, at least as a part of it; and as what gave him a great deal of pleasure to reflect upon, how the Lord had been in times past a present help to him in time of trouble;

therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice;
meaning under the protecting power of God, where he knew he was safe, and therefore had reason to rejoice. The allusion is to the chirping of chickens under the wing of the hen; see ( Psalms 57:1 ) ( 61:4 ) . The Targum is,

``in the shadow of thy Shechinah will I rejoice;''

referring it may be to the Shechinah, or presence of God, between the cherubim, whose wings overshadowed the mercy seat.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (yk) "quod", Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Salmos 63:7 In-Context

5 Como de sebo y de grosura será saciada mi alma; y con labios de alegría te alabará mi boca

6 cuando me acordare de ti en mi lecho, cuando meditare de ti en las velas de la noche

7 Porque has sido mi socorro; y así en la sombra de tus alas me regocijaré

8 Mi alma se apegó tras de ti; tu diestra me ha sustentado

9 Mas los que para destrucción buscaron mi alma, descendieron en los sitios bajos de la tierra