LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
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Gill's Exposition
Lord, in trouble have they visited thee,.... This, and the two following verses Isa 26:17, represent the troubles and disappointments of the church and people of God, before the destruction of…
Barnes' Notes
Poured out a prayer - Margin, ‘Secret speech.’ The Hebrew word לחשׁ lachash means properly a whispering, muttering; and thru a sighing, a calling for help. This is the sense here. In their calamity…
The prophet in these verses looks back upon what God had done with them, both in mercy and judgment, and sings unto God of both, and then looks forward upon what he hoped God would do for them.…
The poet plunges abruptly into a train of reflection on the depressing side of the nation's experience.
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