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Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, That vengeance for your servants` blood is being poured out.
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God's Glory and Our Plea
The psalmist's cry, "Where is their God?" shows that the suffering of God's people becomes a public question about His power and faithfulness. Commentators explain that this prayer links personal need with a zeal for God's reputation. Our prayers are most powerful when we ask God to act not just for our sake, but for the glory of His own name.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God? - The nations. Why should such a course of forbearance toward them be pursued …
19th Century
Anglican
Wherefore. —Taken from Joel 2:17.
Let him be known. —Better, Let it be known, i.e., where God is. …
16th Century
Protestant
Why should the heathen say, Where is their God? Here, the people of God, in urging His name as a plea at the throne of grace, do so in a d…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Why should the Heathen say, where is their God? &c.] They boast of, and put their confidence in, and expect salvatio…
Those who persist in ignorance of God and neglect of prayer are the ungodly. However unrighteous men were, the Lord was righteous in permitting the…
