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I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
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Faith or Faint
Commentators unanimously highlight the psalmist's stark choice. Faced with overwhelming opposition, he was on the verge of collapse. His only lifeline was his belief in God. As Charles Spurgeon colorfully puts it, faith is the "smelling bottle for a fainting soul." The verse teaches that in moments of despair, you must either exercise faith or you will faint; faith is the divine antidote to giving up.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I had fainted, unless I had believed - The words “I had fainted” are supplied by the translators, but they undoubtedly express the …
19th Century
Baptist
Deliver me not over to the will of my enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unl…
16th Century
Protestant
Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah. It is generally agreed among interpreters that this sentence is incomplete. Some, ho…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[I had fainted] When false witnesses rose up against him, and threatened to take away his life, and the life of his …
Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by speci…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Now that he has prayed, the psalmist speaks about the trust produced by that prayer, and he makes two points about this.
First, he…
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