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The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.

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Inner and Outer Turmoil

Commentators explain that the psalmist's distress was twofold: external troubles from enemies and internal anguish from sorrow and the memory of sin. John Calvin describes this as a flood of trials that fills the whole heart, validating the Christian experience of feeling attacked from both the outside and the inside simultaneously.

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Psalms

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 25:17

18th Century

Theologian

The troubles of my heart - The sorrows which spring up in the heart, particularly from the recollections of sin.

Are enlarged

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 25:17

19th Century

Bishop

The troubles. —The consensus of commentators is for a different division of the Hebrew words.

...Reli…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 25:17–18

19th Century

Preacher

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring me out of any distresses. Look upon my affliction and my pain;

And what follows? "Tak…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 25:17

16th Century

Theologian

The troubles of my heart are enlarged. In this verse he acknowledges not only that he had to contend outwardly with his enemies and the tr…

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 25:17

17th Century

Pastor

The troubles of my heart are enlarged
His enemies being increased, which troubled him; the floods of ungodly men mad…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 25:15–22

17th Century

Minister

The psalmist concludes, as he began, by expressing dependence on God and desire toward him. It is good so to hope, and quietly to wait for the salv…

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