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You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.
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Death, an Unstoppable Flood
Commentators explain that the image of a flood powerfully illustrates death's nature. Like a torrent, it is sudden, irresistible, and sweeps everyone away without regard for rank or age. John Calvin calls it an "invisible deluge" that overwhelms all humanity, reminding us of our powerlessness against our mortality.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou carriest them away as with a flood - The original here is a single verb with the suffix - זרמתם ze
19th Century
Anglican
The following is suggested as the most satisfactory rendering of these verses: Time (literally, a year; but the root idea is the …
Baptist
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; t…
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16th Century
Protestant
Thou carriest them away as with a flood. Moses confirms what he had previously said: that as long as men are sojourners in this world, the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thou carriest them away as with a flood As the whole world of the ungodly were with the deluge, to which perhaps the…
It is supposed that this psalm refers to the sentence passed on Israel in the wilderness (Numbers 14). The favour and protection of God…
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