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Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, How I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
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The Weight of Reproach
Commentators explain that to "bear in my bosom" describes a deep, personal, and painful burden. The mockery of unbelievers isn't a distant noise but feels like a heavy weight carried directly on the heart. As John Calvin notes, it's as if insults are thrown directly at the believer, who is forced to carry the shame of God's promises seeming to fail.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants - Remember this, so as to cause it to pass away; be not forgetful or unmindful of thi…
19th Century
Anglican
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The phrase, bear in my bosom, is explained by Psalm 79:12.
Baptist
The Psalm ends on its keynote of praise to Jehovah. There had been much to sadden the writer, as there is much to sadden us in these days; but we c…
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16th Century
Protestant
O Lord! remember the reproach of thy servants. They again allege that they are held in derision by the ungodly—a consideration which had n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants The apostles of Christ, his servants, and the servants of the living G…
Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with His promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfill His word. When the great Anoint…
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