Psalm 57:3

3 Il m'enverra du ciel le salut, Tandis que mon persécuteur se répand en outrages; -Pause. Dieu enverra sa bonté et sa fidélité.

Psalm 57:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 57:3

He shall send from heaven, and save me
His angel, as the Targum adds; or his angels, as Kimchi; who are ministering spirits, sent forth by him, to encamp about his people, and guard them, as they did Jacob when in fear of Esau, ( Genesis 32:1 Genesis 32:2 ) ; or to deliver them out of trouble, as Peter when in prison, ( Acts 12:7 ) ; or rather the sense may be, that David did not expect any help and deliverance in an human way, by means of men on earth; but he expected it from above, from heaven, from God above, and which he believed he should have; and he might have a further view to the mission of Christ from heaven to save him, and all the Lord's people; and which he may mention, both for his own comfort, and for the strengthening of the faith of others in that important article;

[from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up.
Meaning Saul; see ( Psalms 56:1 Psalms 56:2 ) . The Targum renders it,

``he hath reproached him that would swallow me up for ever;''

and to the same sense the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Syriac versions; disappointed them, and filled them with reproach, shame, and confusion.

Selah; on this word, (See Gill on Psalms 3:2).

God shall send forth his mercy and his truth;
shall manifest and display the glory of these his perfections, his mercy and grace, his truth and faithfulness, in his deliverance and salvation; and which are remarkably glorified in salvation by Christ Jesus; and who himself may be called "his grace and his truth" ^F14, as the words may be rendered; he being the Word of his grace, and truth itself, and full of both; and by whom, when sent forth, grace and truth came, ( John 1:14 John 1:17 ) ; it may also intend a constant supply of grace, whereby God would show forth the truth of his promises to him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (wtmaw wdox) "gratiam et veritatem suam", Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalm 57:3 In-Context

1 Au chef des chantres. Ne détruis pas. Hymne de David. Lorsqu'il se réfugia dans la caverne, poursuivi par Saül. Aie pitié de moi, ô Dieu, aie pitié de moi! Car en toi mon âme cherche un refuge; Je cherche un refuge à l'ombre de tes ailes, Jusqu'à ce que les calamités soient passées.

2 Je crie au Dieu Très-Haut, Au Dieu qui agit en ma faveur.

3 Il m'enverra du ciel le salut, Tandis que mon persécuteur se répand en outrages; -Pause. Dieu enverra sa bonté et sa fidélité.

4 Mon âme est parmi des lions; Je suis couché au milieu de gens qui vomissent la flamme, Au milieu d'hommes qui ont pour dents la lance et les flèches, Et dont la langue est un glaive tranchant.

5 Elève-toi sur les cieux, ô Dieu! Que ta gloire soit sur toute la terre!