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Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me [and set me] in a large place.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I called upon the Lord in distress - Margin, as in Hebrew, “out of distress.” In the very midst of trouble he called upon the Lord;…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I called. —Better: out of the distress I cried to Jah; answered me, with freedom, Jah. The meaning of the last clause (li…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I called upon the LORD in distress:

I—there is nothing like getting to specifics and the individual. I.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I called upon God in my distress. We have here a particular application of the doctrine we previously mentioned, concerning the person of …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I called upon the Lord in distress
Or "out of that strait" F17 ; when David was encompassed by Saul and h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…

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