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I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
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Honest Cries to "My Rock"
Commentators explain that asking "Why have you forgotten me?" is not a sign of lost faith. The psalmist asks this while simultaneously calling God "my rock." This shows it's possible to feel abandoned in our human weakness while holding onto the truth of God's presence by faith. It's an honest cry from a place of trust, not a statement of theological fact.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will say unto God my rock—I will appeal to God as my defense, my helper, my Savior. On the word "rock," as applied to God, see th…
19th Century
Anglican
Apparently, we now have the very words of the prayer just mentioned.
Baptist
Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.…
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16th Century
Protestant
Concerning I will say to God my rock: If we read the preceding verse in the past tense, the meaning of this verse will be: Since God has, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will say unto God my rock A name frequently given to the eternal God, Father, Son, and Spirit, ([Reference Deutero…
The way to forget our miseries is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if …
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13th Century
Catholic
This is the fifth group of ten in the first fifty psalms; it is ordered to implore help against present evils.
This is done throug…
