God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? — You seem to have cast us off forever, or finally. Compare (Psalms 44:9), n…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Why have ... —Better, why have you never ceased abandoning us?

Anger. —Literally, nostril,

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O God! why hast thou cast us off for ever? If this complaint was written when the people were captives in Babylon, although Jeremiah had a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O God, why have you cast us off for ever ?
&c.]. This the church supposed because of the prevalence, oppression, and…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This psalm appears to describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Chaldeans. The deplorable case of the people of God, at the time,…

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