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20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

Job 7:20

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 17-21)

Job here reasons with God, I. Concerning his dealings with man in general ( Job 7:17 , 18 ): What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him ? This may be looked upon either, 1. As a passionate reflection upon the proceedings of divine justice; as if the great God did diminish and disparage himself in contending with man. “Great men think it below them to take cognizance of those who are much their in...

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