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But I am poor and needy; May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don`t delay, my God.
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The Power of "Yet"
Commentators emphasize the stark contrast in this verse. The psalmist acknowledges a state of being "poor and needy"—afflicted and helpless. Yet, this reality is immediately countered by a greater truth: "the Lord thinketh upon me." Scholars like Spurgeon call this "a blessed 'yet'," highlighting that our difficult circumstances are never the final word. God's active, caring thoughts about us are a profound source of comfort and hope, especially when we feel forgotten by everyone else.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But I am poor and needy - More literally, “I am afflicted and poor.” The language would describe the condition of one who was affli…
19th Century
Baptist
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me ev…
16th Century
Protestant
But I am poor and needy. In this concluding clause, he mingles prayer with thanksgiving, although it may be that he records a request he h…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I [am] poor and needy As Christ was literally, (2 Corinthians 8:9); and in a spiritual sense, when d…
The best saints see themselves undone unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This ma…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalms, the psalmist asked for divine help against the malice of the wicked and showed his intention to be cautious. Her…
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