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I am a marvel to many, But you are my strong refuge.
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A Puzzle to the World
Commentators explain that being a "wonder" means the psalmist's life was a spectacle or a puzzle to others. His extreme suffering, combined with his persistent faith, made people marvel, mock, or simply not understand him. This reflects the Christian experience, where a life of faith amidst hardship can seem strange or incomprehensible to the world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I am as a wonder to many — The word here rendered “wonder”—מופת môphêth—properly means a miracle, a prodigy; then…
19th Century
Anglican
A wonder — that is, not a miracle of preservation, but a monster. Though people point at him as something to be avoided o…
Baptist
In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear…
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16th Century
Protestant
I have been as a prodigy to the great ones. He now makes a transition to the language of complaint, declaring that he was held in almost u…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I am as a wonder unto many To the multitude, to the populace, or "to the great" F21 and mighty; and indeed to both:…
David prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence upon God. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to the throne of…
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