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The Right Response to Trouble
Commentators agree that this verse models the correct response to divine discipline. After becoming complacent in prosperity, the psalmist experiences God hiding His face. Instead of turning away in bitterness, he turns toward God in prayer. Scholars like Matthew Henry urge believers to 'pray in the dark,' making prayer the first resort when comforts fade.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 30:8
18th Century
Theologian
I cried to you, O Lord — That is, when those reverses came, and when that on which I had so confidently relied was taken away, I ca…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 30:8
19th Century
Bishop
I cried to thee. —The very words of “this utter agony of prayer” are given. But it is better to keep the future tenses in Psalms 3…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 30:8
19th Century
Preacher
What should the child of God do, when he is in trouble, but cry?
And to whom should he cry but to his Father?
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John Calvin
On Psalms 30:8
16th Century
Theologian
O Jehovah! I cried to you. Now follows the fruit of David’s discipline. He had previously been sleeping soundly and fostering his indolenc…
John Gill
On Psalms 30:8
17th Century
Pastor
I cried to you, O Lord
In his trouble, when the Lord had hidden his face from him, and he was sensible that he had d…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 30:6–12
17th Century
Minister
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 …