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You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us.
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The Sting of Public Mockery
Commentators explain that the psalmist's pain comes from public humiliation. Surrounding nations, who once respected Israel, now see them as forsaken by God. As John Calvin notes, their unique worship of the true God often fueled this hostility, making them a target for scorn and derision from their neighbors.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You make us a reproach to our neighbors - Compare the notes at (Psalms 39:8). The word neighbors here refers to surroun…
19th Century
Anglican
These verses become very suggestive, if we refer them to one of those periods under the Seleucids, when the Jews were so frequently attacked on the…
16th Century
Protestant
Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbors. Here the Psalmist speaks of their neighbors, who were all motivated either by some secret i…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You make us a reproach to our neighbours Which is the common lot of Christians: Christ and his apostles have given reason…
The believer must have times of temptation, affliction, and discouragement; the church must have seasons of persecution. At such times the people o…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist demonstrated his desire for God; here he proceeds to pray against the affliction of the entire people.
The…
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