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This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
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An Invitation for the Afflicted
Commentators explain that while "this poor man" refers specifically to David sharing his testimony, it's also a universal invitation. Scholars like John Calvin and Charles Spurgeon note that David's experience is an example for all believers. The term "poor" doesn't mean lacking money, but rather being afflicted, helpless, or suffering—a state anyone can find themselves in.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This poor man cried - The psalmist here returns to his own particular experience. The emphasis here is on the word “this:” “This poor, affl…
19th Century
Anglican
This poor man. —Better, this sufferer — i.e., either the writer, or Israel personified.
Baptist
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Who was he? He was a poor man – any poor man – …
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16th Century
Protestant
This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him. David here introduces all the godly speaking of himself, to express more emphatically how much…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This poor man cried Singling out some one person from among the humble, who was remarkably delivered; it is the comm…
If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fitting that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to anyone, S…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. The title is a psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, who dismissed him, and he went his way.<…