Psalmen 140:7

7 Ik heb tot den HEERE gezegd: Gij zijt mijn God; neem ter ore, o HEERE! de stem mijner smekingen.

Psalmen 140:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 140:7

O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation
Temporal and spiritual, which he was able to effect; the mighty God and mighty Saviour: and this encouraged David to believe he should have deliverance; and this secured, confirmed, and established it to him; and to which he was the more induced by what experience he had had of the divine goodness to him, as follows:

thou hast covered my head in the day of battle;
with the helmet of salvation, as Kimchi, Aben Ezra, and Arama observe; which, in a spiritual sense, is to a believer the hope of salvation, ( Ephesians 6:17 ) ( 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ) ; a defensive weapon to him; and protects him while he is engaging with his spiritual enemies in this his state of warfare, sin, Satan, and the world. Perhaps David may have respect to the divine protection of him, when he fought with Goliath. Salvation was Christ's helmet, when he engaged with all his and our enemies; even with all the powers of darkness, and obtained deliverance for us, ( Isaiah 59:16 Isaiah 59:17 ) .

Psalmen 140:7 In-Context

5 Bewaar mij, HEERE! van de handen des goddelozen; behoed mij van den man alles gewelds; van hen, die mijn voeten denken weg te stoten.

6 De hovaardigen hebben mij een strik verborgen, en koorden; zij hebben een net uitgespreid aan de zijde des wegs; valstrikken hebben zij mij gezet. Sela.

7 Ik heb tot den HEERE gezegd: Gij zijt mijn God; neem ter ore, o HEERE! de stem mijner smekingen.

8 HEERE, Heere, Sterkte mijns heils! Gij hebt mijn hoofd bedekt ten dage der wapening.

9 Geef, HEERE! de begeerten des goddelozen niet; bevorder zijn kwaad voornemen niet; zij zouden zich verheffen. Sela.