Then I thought, "I will appeal to this: The years of the right hand of the Most High."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And I said, This is my infirmity - The meaning of this phrase is not, as would appear from our translation, that his reflections on…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And I said ... —The word rendered “infirmity” may, by derivation, mean “wounding” or “piercing.” So Symmachus, “my wound;” Aquila,…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Selah. And I said,

When I came to evaluate everything and made a righteous judgment, when I told my fears to be still awhile and le…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And I said, My death, the years of the right hand, etc. This passage has been explained in various ways. Some, deriving the word חלותי,

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I said, this is my infirmity

Referring either to what he had said in the preceding verses; and which is to be …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him. In the day of his trouble, th…

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