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God's Mercy and Our Weakness
Commentators unanimously agree that God's compassion is not based on our merit, but on His understanding of our nature. He 'remembers' that we are 'flesh'—frail, weak, mortal, and prone to sin. As John Calvin notes, God finds in our misery a reason to show mercy, demonstrating that His goodness is what sustains us.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 78:39
18th Century
Theologian
For he remembered that they were merely flesh—that they were human, that they were weak, that they were prone to err, that they were liable …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 78:39
19th Century
Bishop
“And what’s a life? A blast sustained with clothing:
Maintained with food, retained with vile self-loathing;
Then, weary of itself, away …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 78:37–51
19th Century
Preacher
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, a…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 78:39
16th Century
Theologian
And he remembered that they were flesh. Another reason is now brought forward why God had compassion on the people: his unwillingness to t…
John Gill
On Psalms 78:39
17th Century
Pastor
For he remembered that they [were but] flesh
Or "children of flesh", as the Targum; poor, frail, weak, mortal creatu…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 78:9–39
17th Century
Minister
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 …