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When Suffering is Absolute
Commentators note the psalmist feels "full" or "satiated" with troubles, meaning he has reached the absolute limit of his endurance. John Calvin explains this isn't a sign of weak faith, but a cry from a person so crushed by immense, layered calamities that even the strongest individual would break. This validates the experience of feeling completely overwhelmed.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 88:3
18th Century
Theologian
For my soul is full of troubles - I am full of trouble. The word rendered as “full” means properly to satiate as with food; that is…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 88:3
19th Century
Bishop
Grave. — Sheôl. Here, as in Psalm 6:4-5, Psalms 33:19, and Isaiah 38:10-11, there comes into prominence the th…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 88:3–4
19th Century
Preacher
And my life draws near to the grave. I am counted with those who go down into the pit:
"They put me down as a dead man. Those who s…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 88:3
16th Century
Theologian
For my soul is filled with troubles. These words contain the excuse that the prophet pleads for the excess of his grief. They imply that h…
John Gill
On Psalms 88:3
17th Century
Pastor
For my soul is full of troubles Or "satiated or glutted"
innumerable evils compassed him about
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 88:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Good people can be so greatly afflicted, and may have such…