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He has turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he has made me desolate.
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When God Feels Like an Enemy
The verse uses violent imagery of being ambushed and torn apart to express a profound sense of divine opposition. Commentators explain that the speaker feels God is not just absent, but is the one actively frustrating their plans and causing their suffering. This is a raw, honest portrayal of how the faithful can feel when experiencing deep affliction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Having dwelt upon the difficulties which obstructed his path, he now shows that there are dangers that accompany escape.
The meaning of Lame…
19th Century
Anglican
He has turned aside. —The terror caused by the lion turns the traveler from his path, and there is no other; and then comes the at…
Baptist
He has turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he has made me desolate. He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. He has …
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16th Century
Protestant
In this verse, the Prophet also shows how deeply the faithful are disturbed when they feel that God is against them. But he uses the same figure of…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He has turned aside my ways. Or caused me to depart or go back from the way I was in, and so fall into the hand of the en…
The prophet relates the more gloomy and discouraging part of his experience, and how he found support and relief. In the time of his trial the Lord…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet describes the nature of their affliction:
