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Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
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The Reality of Spiritual Anguish
Commentators describe the psalmist's state as one of profound anguish. His spirit is 'overwhelmed,' meaning crushed and despairing of human help, while his heart is 'desolate'—empty, lonely, and barren like a desert. Some scholars even translate 'desolate' as 'astonished,' suggesting a state of shock at his suffering. This verse validates the reality of deep emotional and spiritual pain in the life of a believer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me - See the notes at (Psalms 77:3). Compare (Psalms 42:5–7). His…
19th Century
Anglican
See Psalms 142:3, and Notes.
Is desolate. —Or, more literally, as in Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5, and others, …
Baptist
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have bee…
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16th Century
Protestant
And my spirit, etc. Until now he has spoken of the external troubles; now he acknowledges the feebleness of his spirits, from which it is …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me Covered over with grief, borne down with sorrow, ready to sink and fail; (
We have no righteousness of our own to plead; therefore, we must plead God's righteousness and the word of promise which He has freely given us and…
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