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They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not put to shame.
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The Confidence of Trust
Commentators explain that being "not put to shame" (or "not confounded") means more than avoiding embarrassment. It describes the confidence of not being disappointed or made to feel foolish for placing your trust in God. While worldly hopes can fail, faith in God is a trust that will ultimately be vindicated because He is never insufficient or deceptive.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They cried to you - They offered earnest prayer and supplication.
And were delivered - From dangers and trials.
They…
19th Century
Anglican
Confounded — that is, ashamed.
Baptist
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and wer…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They cried unto thee, and were delivered As the Israelites did in Egyptian bondage, and as they in later times did w…
The Spirit of Christ, who was in the prophets, testifies clearly and fully in this psalm to the sufferings of Christ and the glory that would follo…
13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalms, the sufferings which David endured from his son and from Saul seemed to be addressed. Now here, in the third set …
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