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But I trust in your lovingkindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
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The Decisive "But"
Commentators emphasize the word "But" as the psalm's dramatic turning point. It signifies a conscious, deliberate shift from despair to active faith. Charles Spurgeon describes it as the sound of an anchor dropping, securing the soul. This single word represents a powerful decision to stop focusing on the trouble and start trusting in God's character.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But I have trusted in your mercy - In your favor; your friendship; your promises. His original confidence had been in God only, an…
19th Century
Anglican
But I. —Emphatic, but as for me. The most complete peace has taken the place of the despair with which the psalm opens. T…
Baptist
Lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and these that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
But what a precious "but" this …
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16th Century
Protestant
The Psalmist does not yet feel how much he has benefited from praying. However, relying on the hope of deliverance, which God's faithful promise en…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I have trusted in your mercy The faith, hope, and comfort of the psalmist grew and increased by prayer; from com…
13th Century
Catholic
1. In the preceding psalm, the psalmist described the deceitfulness of his adversaries; here he begs God for a remedy against them. The titl…
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