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Do to them as you did to Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
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Prayer Rooted in History
The psalmist specifically recalls the defeats of Midian, Sisera, and Jabin. Commentators explain this is a faith-building exercise. By remembering how God delivered Israel miraculously in the past (as detailed in Judges 4-7), the psalmist strengthens his confidence that God has the power to intervene again in his own desperate situation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do to them as to the Midianites - That is, let them be overthrown and destroyed as the Midianites were. The reference here is to the complet…
19th Century
Anglican
For the historical allusion see references in margin. The splendid victories of Barak and Gideon were the constant theme of poets and prophets when…
Baptist
In those great battles, the enemies of the Lord and His people were utterly cut in pieces. Though they were mighty men, they left their corpses to …
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16th Century
Protestant
Do to them as to the Midianites. The faithful, having complained of the very grievous oppressions to which they were subjected, with the a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do unto them as unto the Midianites In the times of Gideon, who destroyed one another, and in whose destruction the …
All who oppose the kingdom of Christ can read their doom here. God is still the same as He always was: the same to His people, and the same against…
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