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My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, For I forget to eat my bread.
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The Physical Toll of Grief
Commentators explain that the psalmist's emotional anguish has profound physical consequences. The sorrow is so all-consuming that it manifests as a 'broken' heart, a loss of all strength, and even causes him to forget the basic necessity of eating. This illustrates the deep connection between our spiritual and physical well-being.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My heart is smitten – Broken; crushed with grief. We now speak of “a broken heart.” Even death is often caused by such excessive sorrow as…
19th Century
Anglican
Smitten. —As by the sun. Exactly as in Hosea 9:16.
So that I forget. —Better, for I have forgotten,
Baptist
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to ea…
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16th Century
Protestant
My heart is smitten, and dried up like grass. Here he employs a third comparison, declaring that his heart is withered, and completely dri…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My heart is smitten, and withered like grass Like grass in the summer solstice F4, which being smitten wi…
The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, as often elsewhere, the Holy Spirit has put words into our mouths. Here is a pray…
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