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A Prayer for Desperate Times
Commentators like Calvin and Henry highlight that this prayer is a cry for God's direct intervention ('hand from above') when circumstances are overwhelming, like 'great waters.' It models how believers can turn to God for extraordinary help when they are sinking and all other sources of support have failed.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 144:7
18th Century
Theologian
Send thine hand from above - Margin, as in Hebrew, “hands.” See the notes at (Psalms 18:16): He sent from above.
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 144:7
19th Century
Bishop
Rid. —The Hebrew verb means “to tear asunder,” and is used to describe the gaping of the mouth (Psalms 22:13). The mea…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 144:6–7
19th Century
Preacher
Moses, you know, was called "one drawn out of the water"; so are all God's people, they are drawn out of floods of tribulation.
They are surr…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 144:7
16th Century
Theologian
Send your hand, etc. In short, we are now made to see what was meant by the figures formerly used—that in the absence of all earthly help,…
John Gill
On Psalms 144:7
17th Century
Pastor
Send your hand from above
From the high heavens, as the Targum; that is, exert and display your power in my delivera…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 144:1–8
17th Century
Minister
When individuals become eminent for things for which they have had few advantages, they should be more deeply aware that God has been their Teacher…