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I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.
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Look Back to Find Hope
When overwhelmed by present troubles, the psalmist intentionally turns his mind to the past. Commentators explain this is a deliberate strategy to find hope. By considering "the days of old," he is actively searching the records of God's faithfulness, both in his own life and in the history of God's people, to find reasons to trust God in his current crisis.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have considered the days of old - Rather, “I do consider;” that is, “I think upon.” This refers to his resolution in his perplexi…
19th Century
Baptist
Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.…
16th Century
Protestant
I have recounted the days of old. There is no doubt that he sought to lessen his grief by the remembrance of his former joy, but he inform…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have considered the days of old Either the former part of his life, the various occurrences of it, how it had been with him …
Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him.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…
