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I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
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The Depth of Sincere Grief
Commentators explain that David's grief was not superficial. He describes it as mourning for a mother, which scholar Albert Barnes calls the deepest grief a person can feel. This sorrow was also expressed outwardly, as he 'bowed down heavily,' a phrase suggesting he adopted the unkempt, 'squalid' appearance of a public mourner in ancient times.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I behaved myself - Margin, as in Hebrew: “I walked.” The word “walk,” in the Scriptures, is often used to denote a course of conduct; the wa…
19th Century
Anglican
I bowed down heavily. —Better, I went squalid, and bowed down, alluding to the neglected beard and person, and t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I behaved myself as though [he had been] my friend [or] brother Meaning either Saul o…
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Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. In this, he was a type of Christ. David shows how …
13th Century
Catholic
1. Unjust witnesses, rising up. This is the beginning of the second part. Previously, the psalmist asked for the wicked to be drive…
