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Indignation has taken hold on me, Because of the wicked who forsake your law.
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A Visceral Reaction to Sin
Commentators explain that the phrase "hot indignation" comes from a Hebrew word signifying a terrifying, scorching desert wind. This isn't mild disapproval but a profound, visceral horror that seizes the psalmist in response to sin, reflecting the seriousness of abandoning God's law.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Horror has taken hold upon me - Has seized me; has overpowered and overwhelmed me. I shudder; I tremble; I am afraid; I am filled with distr…
19th Century
Anglican
Horror. —Rather, violent indignation, a storm of rage, hot and fierce as the simoon. For the word, see Psalms 11:6, Note.…
16th Century
Protestant
Terror seized me. This verse may be understood in two senses: either that the prophet was deeply distressed when he saw God’s law violated…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Horror has taken hold upon me Trembling, sorrow, and distress, to a great degree, like a storm, or a blustering, sco…
Those who make God's promises their portion may with humble boldness make them their plea. He who by His Spirit works faith in us will work for us.…
