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14Deliver{H8685)} me out of the mire, and let me not sink{H8799)}: let me be delivered{H8735)} from them that hate{H8802)} me, and out of the deep waters.
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Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. …
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. …
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-21)David had been speaking before of the spiteful reproaches which his enemies cast upon him; here he adds, But, as for me, my prayer is unto thee . They spoke ill of him for his fasting and praying, and for that he was made the song of the drunkards; but, notwithstanding that, he resolves to continue praying. Note, Though we may be jeered for well-doing, we must never be jeered out of it. Those can…
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