And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace,.... From the time the city was besieged by the Chaldeans, and now the people was carried captive; who could have no true peace, being in a foreign…
Having dwelt upon the difficulties which hemmed in his path, he now shows that there are dangers attending upon escape. Lam 3:11 The meaning is, “God, as a lion, lying in wait, has made me turn aside…
Adam Clarke
Those hast removed my soul - Prosperity is at such an utter distance from me, that it is impossible I should ever reach it; and as to happiness, I have forgotten whether I have ever tasted of it.
The title of the 102nd Psalm might very fitly be prefixed to this chapter - The prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and pours out his complaint before the Lord; for it is very feelingly…
Cambridge Bible
thou hast removed(mg. cast off) my soul The change to the second person is abrupt. LXX have "he has thrust away," the Syr. (and so Targ.) "my soul is thrust away," but, as Pe. remarks, this is…
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