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My God will go before me with his lovingkindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
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God's Mercy Goes Before You
Commentators unanimously explain that the word "prevent" in older translations means "to go before" or "to anticipate." The psalmist is not asking God to stop him, but is expressing confidence that God's mercy will go ahead of him, meeting his needs in a timely and sufficient way, sometimes even before he asks.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The God of my mercy shall prevent me - Or rather, “My God - his mercy shall prevent me.” This is in accordance with the pr…
19th Century
Anglican
Prevent — i.e., come to meet. (See Psalms 21:3, Note.)
See my desire. — See Note,[Reference Psalms…
16th Century
Protestant
The God of my mercy will prevent me. In the Hebrew, there is the affix of the third person, but we have the vowel point that denotes the f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The God of my mercy shall prevent me Or "of my grace", or "goodness", as the Targum; see (1 Peter 5:10).…
It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defense, in whom we will be safe. It is very comforti…
