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When God Feels Distant
Commentators widely interpret the "night" as a metaphor for a believer's experience of spiritual dryness or distance from God. John Gill describes it as a time of "darkness and desertion," while Matthew Henry calls it a season of "coldness, darkness, and drowsiness." This verse affirms that feeling as if God is absent is a recognizable part of the spiritual journey.
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Song Of Solomon
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Albert Barnes
On Song Of Solomon 3:1
18th Century
Theologian
By night — that is, in the night hours.
Charles Ellicott
On Song Of Solomon 3:1
19th Century
Bishop
A reminiscence (elaborated in Song of Solomon 5:2 and following) of the intensity of their love before their union, put by the poet into…
Charles Spurgeon
On Song Of Solomon 3:1–3
19th Century
Preacher
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, …
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John Gill
On Song Of Solomon 3:1
17th Century
Pastor
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth
The day being not yet broke, the night of Jewish darkness stil…
Matthew Henry
On Song Of Solomon 3:1–5
17th Century
Minister
It was hard for the Old Testament church to find Christ in the ceremonial law; the watchmen of that church gave little assistance to those who soug…