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Remember your congregation, which you purchased of old, Which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance; Mount Zion, in which you have lived.
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Prayer Based on God's Faithfulness
The psalmist's prayer is not based on Israel's worthiness but on God's past actions and promises. Commentators explain that by recalling how God 'purchased,' 'redeemed,' and 'dwelt' with His people, the author is appealing to God's own faithfulness. This serves as a model for Christian prayer: grounding our requests in the unchanging character of God and His covenant promises fulfilled in Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Remember your congregation - The word rendered âcongregationâ properly means an âassembly,â a âcommunity,â and it is frequently appâŚ
19th Century
Anglican
Purchased. âOr, as in the LXX, acquired. This word, together with the word "redeemed" in the next clause, and "right handâŚ
16th Century
Protestant
Remember your congregation, which you have possessed from of old. Here they boast of having been the chosen people of God, not on account âŚ
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old , &c.] Alluding to the redemption of the congregation ofâŚ
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,âŚ
