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As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes." Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.
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A Cry of Panic, Not Rashness
Commentators explain that when David said he spoke "in my haste," he wasn't just being impulsive. The original language suggests a state of terror, alarm, and mental confusion. In a moment of overwhelming fear, he felt completely cut off from God's sight and care, believing his situation was hopeless.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I said in my haste - In my fear; my apprehension. The word rendered “haste” properly means that terror or alarm which causes on…
19th Century
Anglican
In my haste ... —Literally, in my fleeing away in fear. Jerome, Aquila, and Symmachus, “in my confusion.”
Baptist
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before your eyes: nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to you. O love th…
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16th Century
Protestant
And I said in my fear. David here confesses that because of his distrust, he deserved to be deserted by God and left to perish. It is true…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I said in my haste When he made haste to get away for fear of Saul, (1 Samuel 23:26) ; and so the Ta…
Instead of yielding to impatience or despondency under our troubles, we should turn our thoughts to the goodness of the Lord towards those who fear…
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