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For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy [cometh] in the morning.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For his anger endureth but a moment - Margin: There is but “a moment in his anger.” So the Hebrew. That is, His anger endures but a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For his anger. —Literally,

For a moment (is) in his anger,
Life in his favour;
In the evening comes to lodge…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For his anger endureth but a moment;

Notice that the words endureth but are inserted by the translators, and very properly…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For his anger is only for a moment. It is beyond all controversy that life is opposed here to for a moment, and conseque…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For his anger [endureth but] a moment
Anger is not properly in God, he being a simple, uncompounded, immovable, and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The great things the Lord has done for us, both by his providence and by his grace, bind us in gratitude to do all we can to advance his kingdom am…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. In the previous psalm, the prophet exhorted others to give thanks; here he now gives thanks himself.

The title is a psalm of a s…

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