Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
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Gill's Exposition
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever?..... This the church supposed because of the prevalence, oppression, and triumph of the enemy, because of the hardships and afflictions she laboured under,…
Barnes' Notes
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? - Thou seemest to have cast us off forever, or finally. Compare Psa 44:9, note; Psa 13:1, note. “Why doth thine anger smoke.” See Deu 29:20. The presence of…
This psalm is entitled Maschil - a psalm to give instruction, for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction; and this instruction in general it gives us, That when we…
An appeal to God, Who seems to have abandoned and forgotten the people and city of His choice.
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