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I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.
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A Cry for Vindication, Not Salvation
Commentators explain that Job is not questioning his eternal salvation. His cry that God "wilt not hold me innocent" is a lament that God will not publicly clear his name by ending his suffering. His ongoing agony serves as the primary evidence for his friends' accusations, and Job feels trapped by this appearance of guilt.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I am afraid of all my sorrows - My fears return. I dread the continuance of my griefs, and cannot close my eye to them.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I am afraid of all my sorrows That they would return upon him, and surround him, and overwhelm him, so that he shoul…
How little need we have of pastimes, and how great our need is to redeem time, when it runs so quickly toward eternity! How vain are the enjoyments…
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13th Century
Catholic
After blessed Job has shown that it is not his intention to argue with God, he proposes the principal issue in dispute between him and his adversar…
