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I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
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A Complaint, Not a Grumble
Commentators clarify that the 'complaint' mentioned is not a sinful grumble against God. Rather, it refers to pouring out one's deep anxieties, meditations, and troubles. It is an honest expression of pain and distress to God, not an accusation of God, and is presented as a valid and encouraged form of prayer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I poured out my complaint before him - literally, my meditation; that is, what so greatly occupied my thoughts at the time I expres…
19th Century
Anglican
I poured out. —See the same verb used in a similar sense in Psalm 42:4 and Psalm 62:8; and with the second clause, compare to Psal…
Baptist
I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD I made my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I poured out my complaint before him Not a complaint of the Lord and of his providences, but of himself; of his sins…
There can be no situation so distressing or dangerous in which faith will not find comfort from God through prayer. We tend to focus too much on ou…
