Remaining Chapters
1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? …
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)David, in affliction, is here pouring out his soul before God; his address is short, but the method is very observable, and of use for direction and encouragement. I. His troubles extort complaints ( Ps. 13:1 , 2 ); and the afflicted have liberty to pour out their complaint before the Lord , Ps. 102:1 title . It is some ease to a troubled spirit to give vent to its griefs, especially to give vent…
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