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"Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will the Lord cast off forever? - This was the subject, and the substance, of his inquiry: whether it was a fair and just conclusio…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
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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16th Century
Protestant
and 8. Will the Lord cast off for ever? The statements made here undoubtedly form a part of the searchings which engaged the Psalmi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Will the Lord cast off for ever ? &c.] The Syriac version of this, and the two following verses, is not by way of in…
Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him.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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