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In Yahweh do I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"
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A Choice: Faith or Fear
Commentators explain that this verse presents a stark contrast. David declares his unwavering trust in God as a direct response to fearful advice from others. His friends, seeing his physical danger but not his divine security, urge him to flee. This sets up a classic spiritual conflict between relying on God's protection versus yielding to worldly, fear-based logic.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the Lord put I my trust - This, in general, expresses the state of mind of the author - a state of feeling which runs through the entir…
19th Century
Anglican
Put I my trust. —Better, as in Psalms 7:1, I find my refuge.
Flee as a bird. —Literally, Flee,…
16th Century
Protestant
In Jehovah do I put my trust. Almost all interpreters think that this is a complaint David brings against his countrymen: that while seeki…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the Lord put I my trust Not in himself, in his own heart, nor in his own righteousness and strength; nor in men, …
Those who truly fear God and serve him are welcome to put their trust in him. The psalmist, before he gives an account of his temptation to distrus…
13th Century
Catholic
1. In the preceding psalms, thanksgiving for deliverance from enemies was described; here, the author shows the trust that results from it. …
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