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I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, And have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
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Commentators explain that the phrase "lifted me up" uses a Hebrew word that evokes the image of drawing a bucket up from a deep well. This powerful metaphor illustrates how God personally intervenes to pull us out of our lowest points—be it sickness, sin, or overwhelming danger—when we are helpless to save ourselves.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will extol you - literally, “I will exalt you”; that is, he would make God first and supreme in his thoughts and affections; he…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou hast lifted me up. —The Hebrew word seems to mean to dangle, and therefore may be used either of lettin…
Baptist
"I will exalt you, for you have exalted me. I will lift up your praise, because you have lifted up my spirits. I will bless you, for you have bless…
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16th Century
Protestant
I will extol you, O Jehovah! As David had been brought, as it were, from the grave to the life-giving air, he promises to extol the name o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will extol you, O Lord Or "lift you up on high" F11 . The Lord is high in his name, he is the most High…
The great things the Lord has done for us, both by his providence and by his grace, bind us in gratitude to do all we can to advance his kingdom am…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. In the previous psalm, the prophet exhorted others to give thanks; here he now gives thanks himself.
The title is a psalm of a s…
