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The Right Time to Pray
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that this verse teaches a crucial lesson: the time of deep distress is the most appropriate time to call on God. The psalmist doesn't wait for the trouble to pass; he cries out from within it. This provides a model for believers, showing that prayer is the prescribed antidote for our troubles, offering consolation and deliverance when we feel most confined.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 118:5
18th Century
Theologian
I called upon the Lord in distress - Margin, as in Hebrew, “out of distress.” In the very midst of trouble he called upon the Lord;…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 118:5
19th Century
Bishop
I called. —Better: out of the distress I cried to Jah; answered me, with freedom, Jah. The meaning of the last clause (li…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 118:5
19th Century
Preacher
I called upon the LORD in distress:
I—there is nothing like getting to specifics and the individual. I.
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John Calvin
On Psalms 118:5
16th Century
Theologian
I called upon God in my distress. We have here a particular application of the doctrine we previously mentioned, concerning the person of …
John Gill
On Psalms 118:5
17th Century
Pastor
I called upon the Lord in distress
Or "out of that strait" F17 ; when David was encompassed by Saul and h…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 118:1–18
17th Century
Minister
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…