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Surely every man walketh in a vain show - Margin, “an image.” The word rendered “vain show”—צלם tselem—means properly a sh…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Surely every man ... —Better, only as a shadow walks a man. This is a very common theme in poetry, from the σκιᾶς ὄναρ ἄν…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Surely every man walketh in a vain show:
He is a shadow walking among shadows.
Surely they are disquieted in vain:
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Surely man walks in a shadow. He continues to discuss the same subject. By the word shadow, he means that there is nothing substa…
John Gill
JohnGill
Surely every man walketh in a vain show
Or "in an image" {z}; not "in the image of the Lord", as the Targum; in the …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it. Watchfulness as a habit is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness in actions is the hand …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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The psalmist confe ed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.
The title is for the…
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Albert Barnes
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