This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This poor man cried - The psalmist here returns to his own particular experience. The emphasis here is on the word “this:” “This poor, affl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This poor man. —Better, this suffereri.e., either the writer, or Israel personified.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him. David here introduces all the godly speaking of himself, to express more emphatically how much…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

This poor man cried
Singling out some one person from among the humble, who was remarkably delivered; it is the comm…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fitting that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to anyone, S…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. The title is a psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, who dismi ed him, and he went his way.

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