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You have seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me.
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A Declaration for Our Faith
John Calvin emphasizes that declaring 'Thou hast seen' is a powerful act of faith for the believer's own benefit. When we feel abandoned or that God is distant, affirming His awareness of our situation helps us combat unbelief and despair. It is a tool to remind ourselves of God's presence and care, even when circumstances suggest otherwise.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lamentations 3:55: A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies.
Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…
19th Century
Anglican
All their imaginations ... —Same word as the devices of Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 18:18, to which the writer ob…
16th Century
Protestant
This mode of speaking was often used by the saints, because God, when it pleased Him to look on their miseries, was always ready to bring them help…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You have seen all their vengeance The spirit of revenge in them; their wrath and fury, and how they burn with a desi…
Faith emerges victorious, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of m…
13th Century
Catholic
Here he commends justice to the judge: you have judged, in past times; do so also now. Judge me, O God, and distinguish my caus…
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