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Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, And their years in terror.
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The High Cost of Unbelief
Commentators stress that the pointless wandering and terrifying end of the Israelite generation was a direct result of their unbelief. As Charles Spurgeon puts it, "A great part of our trouble is the fruit of our own unbelief." Their refusal to trust God for His "wondrous works" (v. 32) led to a life consumed by futility and fear.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity — He allowed them to spend their days — the days of that entire generation — in vain …
19th Century
Anglican
For the allusion see Numbers 14:11-12; Numbers 14:28–35.
Baptist
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
A great part of our trouble is the fruit of our own unbe…
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16th Century
Protestant
And he consumed their days in vanity. The Psalmist here speaks of the whole people, as if he had said that all without exception, from the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore their days he consumed in vanity They were not immediately cut off by the hand of God, though some were; b…
Sin dispirits people and takes away their courage. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to His laws. This narrative relates a …
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