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As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
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The Danger of Self-Reliance
Commentators unanimously identify the psalmist's error as 'carnal security'—a foolish self-confidence born from prosperity. When life is going well, it's easy to forget our dependence on God and attribute success to our own efforts. This prideful state, as John Calvin notes, displeases God because it leads us away from prayer and trust in Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved—I shall never be visited with calamity or trial. This refers to a past period o…
19th Century
Anglican
And in. —Better, But as for me, in, etc. The pronoun is emphatic. The mental struggle through which the psalmist had won …
Baptist
It is a pity to say too much; very few people fall into the opposite fault of saying too little. It is always a pity to be counting with certainty …
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16th Century
Protestant
And in my tranquillity I had said. This is the confession which I previously mentioned, in which David acknowledges that he had been justl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in my prosperity Either outward prosperity, when he was settled in his kingdom, and as acknowledged king by all …
When things are well with us, we are very prone to think that they will always be so. When we see our mistake, we should think with shame upon our …
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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…
