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1Maschil{H8688)} of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off{H8804)} for ever? why doth thine anger smoke{H8799)} against the sheep of thy pasture?
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The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)This psalm is entitled Maschil—a psalm to give instruction , for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction; and this instruction in general it gives us, That when we are, upon any account, in distress, it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God by faithful and fervent prayer, and we shall not find it in vain to do so. Three things the people of God here complain of:— I…
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