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Psalm 63:7

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7 Als ik Uwer gedenk op mijn legerstede, zo peins ik aan U in de nachtwaken.

Psalm 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F19 (yk) "quod", Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.
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Psalm 63:7 In-Context

5 Alzo zou ik U loven in mijn leven; in Uw Naam zou ik mijn handen opheffen.
6 Mijn ziel zou als met smeer en vettigheid verzadigd worden, en mijn mond zou roemen met vrolijk zingende lippen.
7 Als ik Uwer gedenk op mijn legerstede, zo peins ik aan U in de nachtwaken.
8 Want Gij zijt mij een hulp geweest; en in de schaduw Uwer vleugelen zal ik vrolijk zingen.
9 Mijn ziel kleeft U achteraan; Uw rechterhand ondersteunt mij.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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