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But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But I am poor and sorrowful - I am afflicted and suffering. The word here rendered "poor" often means "afflicted."

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Set me up on high. —Or, lift me up, that is, into a secure place out of the reach of enemies.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

As for me, I am poor and sorrowful. From this verse we perceive more distinctly how David cast away from himself the swelling and raging p…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But I [am] poor and sorrowful
The Messiah was poor in a literal sense, as it was foretold he should, ([Reference Zec…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These are prophecies of the destruction of Christ's persecutors. Verses 22 and 23 are applied to the judgments of God upon the unbelieving Jews, in…

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