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Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
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A 'Weaned' Soul, Not a 'Weaning' One
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry highlight a crucial distinction: the psalmist's soul is like a child that is already weaned, not one in the middle of the fretful, crying process. This isn't about suppressing a tantrum, but about having passed through a struggle—like giving up something we thought we needed—and finding a new, mature peace and contentment on the other side. It is a state of quiet trust, not active protest.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself — Margin, as in Hebrew, my soul. The Hebrew is, “If I have not soothed and quieted my soul…
19th Century
Anglican
Surely. —This seems the best way of rendering the phrase, which literally is if not, and is plainly elliptical, being com…
Baptist
That is a very blessed thing to be able to do, to quiet yourself when, like a weaned child, you are crying under the afflicting hand of God, when y…
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16th Century
Protestant
If I have not set, etc. He here employs a figure which appropriately explains what he meant, and likens himself to a weaned child. By this…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself Or "my soul" {o}; behaved quietly and peaceably towards all men, even his i…
The psalmist aimed at nothing high or great, but to be content in every condition God allotted. Humble saints cannot think so well of themselves as…
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