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May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
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A Corporate Prayer for Leaders
Commentators observe that this psalm is a prayer offered by the people for their king. It serves as a powerful model for believers to intercede for their leaders. Even the most powerful people face a "day of trouble," and this verse encourages the community of faith to support them through prayer, asking for God's protection and deliverance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble - According to the view expressed in the introduction to the psalm, this is the language o…
19th Century
Anglican
Day of trouble ... God of Jacob. —This certainly recalls the patriarch’s words (Genesis 35:3), I will make there a…
Baptist
The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; –
This is a prayer for David, a prayer for Jesu…
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16th Century
Protestant
The inscription shows that the psalm was composed by David; but though he was its author, there is no absurdity in his speaking of himself in the p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble All the days of Christ were days of trouble; he was a brother born for adve…
Even the greatest of men may be much in trouble. Neither the crown on the king's head, nor the grace in his heart, will make him free from trouble.…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. In the preceding psalms, deliverance from persecution was discussed, and the psalmist gave thanks for his deliverance. Now, having been d…
