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In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn`t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
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Seek God in Your Trouble
Commentators unanimously agree that the psalmist models the wisest response to suffering: he immediately and persistently sought the Lord. Instead of turning to worldly distractions or solely to human help, his first and constant action was prayer. This serves as a powerful reminder for believers to turn to God as their primary source of help in any trial.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord - Compare the notes at (Psalms 50:15). This trouble may have been either men…
19th Century
Anglican
My sore ran ... —The text of this verse is evidently faulty. As it stands it is unintelligible. My hand was p…
Baptist
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:
This is the best place to go in the day of your trouble.
My sore ran in the ni…
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16th Century
Protestant
I sought the Lord in the day of my trouble. In this verse he expresses more distinctly the grievous and hard oppression to which the Churc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord Not the creature, for help, and creature amusements to drive away trouble…
Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him.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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