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For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For my soul is full of troubles - I am full of trouble. The word rendered as “full” means properly to satiate as with food; that is…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Grave.Sheôl. Here, as in Psalm 6:4-5, Psalms 33:19, and Isaiah 38:10-11, there comes into prominence the th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For my soul is full of troubles:

"Full of troubles, brimming over with grief, and every drop of it is as bitter as gall."

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For my soul is filled with troubles. These words contain the excuse that the prophet pleads for the excess of his grief. They imply that h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For my soul is full of troubles Or "satiated or glutted"


innumerable evils compa ed him about

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Good people can be so greatly afflicted, and may have such…

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