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A Common Cry of Faith
Commentators like Spurgeon and Matthew Henry emphasize that asking if God has abandoned you is a common experience for believers, especially during prolonged suffering. It's comforting to know that even an inspired psalmist voiced these same fears. Your struggle with such questions does not mean your faith is invalid; it places you in the company of the faithful throughout history.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 77:7
18th Century
Theologian
Will the Lord cast off forever? - This was the subject, and the substance, of his inquiry: whether it was a fair and just conclusio…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 77:7–9
19th Century
Bishop
The self-questionings here follow as they rise sigh after sigh in the poet’s heart. God’s silences have always been more appalling to the human spi…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 77:7
19th Century
Preacher
Will the Lord cast off for ever?
Has He ever done so? He may seem to cast off for a little while; but Will the Lord cast off for…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 77:7
16th Century
Theologian
and 8. Will the Lord cast off for ever? The statements made here undoubtedly form a part of the searchings which engaged the Psalmi…
John Gill
On Psalms 77:7
17th Century
Pastor
Will the Lord cast off for ever ?
&c.] The Syriac version of this, and the two following verses, is not by way of in…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 77:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him.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…