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You have removed my soul far off from peace; I forgot prosperity.
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A Soul Far from Peace
Commentators explain that this verse describes a suffering so profound that the prophet feels completely cut off from all peace and well-being. The phrase 'I forgot prosperity' doesn't mean a simple memory lapse; it signifies a state of such prolonged hardship that the very idea of 'good' has become foreign and unimaginable.
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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
Thou hast removed my soul far off from peace. —The verb is found in this sense in Psalms 88:14. By some critics it is tak…
Baptist
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgot prosperity. And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: rememberi…
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16th Century
Protestant
By saying that his soul was remote from peace, he means that no good remained; for by peace, as is well known, the Hebrews understood ever…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you have removed my soul far off from peace From the time the city was besieged by the Chaldeans, and now the pe…
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, he describes the afflictions: teeth signify the warriors by whom they were defended, just as a beast is by its teeth; …
