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God's Hand in Isolation
Commentators like John Calvin highlight a crucial theological point: the psalmist attributes his social abandonment directly to God. This isn't to blame God, but to recognize His sovereignty over all circumstances, including human relationships. Acknowledging God's hand, even when it's painful, directs our pleas to the only One who can restore what is lost, rather than getting lost in bitterness towards people.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 88:8
18th Century
Theologian
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me — The same ground of complaint, or expression of the depth of affliction, occurs e…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 88:8
19th Century
Bishop
I am shut up. —Not necessarily an actual imprisonment or incarceration on account of leprosy, but another figurative way …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 88:8
19th Century
Preacher
This is the utterance of a soul imprisoned in solitary confinement, nobody able to come to it to breathe out consolation: "You have put away my acq…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 88:8
16th Century
Theologian
You have removed my acquaintances from me. He was now destitute of all human aid, and that also he attributes to the anger of God…
John Gill
On Psalms 88:8
17th Century
Pastor
You have put away my acquaintance far from me
His familiar friends, who were well known to him, and he to them: it i…
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…