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They took the young men to grind - Or, “The young men” have worked at the mill, a menial and laborious task usually performed by slaves . <…

They took ... — Better, Young men bear the mill: that is, they were not only set to grind the handmill, which was itself …

I cannot proceed further now.
Prayer:
Grant, Almighty God, that since you have once stretched forth your hand to consecrate us as a p…

They took the young men to grind In the mill, which was laborious service; and which persons were sometimes put to, by way of punis…

Is anyone afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they do not complain of evils…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes