The prophet, by enumerating his own severe trials, vv. 1-20, and showing his trust in God, Lam 3:21, encourages his people to the like resignation and trust in the Divine and never-failing mercy, Lam 3:22-27. He vindi…
1Yo soy el hombre que ha visto aflicción bajo el látigo de su enojo.
2Me guio y me llevó en tinieblas, y no en luz;
3Ciertamente contra mí volvió y revolvió su mano todo el día.
4Hizo envejecer mi carne y mi piel; quebrantó mis huesos;
5Edificó baluartes contra mí, y me rodeó de amargura y de trabajo.
6Me dejó en oscuridad, como los ya muertos de mucho tiempo.
7Me cercó por todos lados, y no puedo salir; ha hecho más pesadas mis cadenas;
8Aun cuando clamé y di voces, cerró los oídos a mi oración;
9Cercó mis caminos con piedra labrada, torció mis senderos.
10Fue para mí como oso que acecha, como león en escondrijos;
11Torció mis caminos, y me despedazó; me dejó desolado.
12Entesó su arco, y me puso como blanco para la saeta.
13Hizo entrar en mis entrañas las saetas de su aljaba.
14Fui escarnio a todo mi pueblo, burla de ellos todos los días;
15Me llenó de amarguras, me embriagó de ajenjos.
16Mis dientes quebró con cascajo, me cubrió de ceniza;
17Y mi alma se alejó de la paz, me olvidé del bien,
18Y dije: Perecieron mis fuerzas, y mi esperanza en Jehová.
19Acuérdate de mi aflicción y de mi abatimiento, del ajenjo y de la hiel;
20Lo tendré aún en memoria, porque mi alma está abatida dentro de mí;
21Esto recapacitaré en mi corazón, por lo tanto esperaré.
22Por la misericordia de Jehová no hemos sido consumidos, porque nunca decayeron sus misericordias.
23Nuevas son cada mañana; grande es tu fidelidad.
24Mi porción es Jehová, dijo mi alma; por tanto, en él esperaré.
25Bueno es Jehová a los que en él esperan, al alma que le busca.
26Bueno es esperar en silencio la salvación de Jehová.
27Bueno le es al hombre llevar el yugo desde su juventud.
28Que se siente solo y calle, porque es Dios quien se lo impuso;
29Ponga su boca en el polvo, por si aún hay esperanza;
30Dé la mejilla al que le hiere, y sea colmado de afrentas.
31Porque el Señor no desecha para siempre;
32Antes si aflige, también se compadece según la multitud de sus misericordias;
33Porque no aflige ni entristece voluntariamente a los hijos de los hombres.
34Desmenuzar bajo los pies a todos los encarcelados de la tierra,
35Torcer el derecho del hombre delante de la presencia del Altísimo,
36Trastornar al hombre en su causa, el Señor no lo aprueba.
37¿Quién será aquel que diga que sucedió algo que el Señor no mandó?
38¿De la boca del Altísimo no sale lo malo y lo bueno?
39¿Por qué se lamenta el hombre viviente? Laméntese el hombre en su pecado.
40Escudriñemos nuestros caminos, y busquemos, y volvámonos a Jehová;
41Levantemos nuestros corazones y manos a Dios en los cielos;
42Nosotros nos hemos rebelado, y fuimos desleales; tú no perdonaste.
43Desplegaste la ira y nos perseguiste; mataste, y no perdonaste;
44Te cubriste de nube para que no pasase la oración nuestra;
45Nos volviste en oprobio y abominación en medio de los pueblos.
46Todos nuestros enemigos abrieron contra nosotros su boca;
47Temor y lazo fueron para nosotros, asolamiento y quebranto;
48Ríos de aguas echan mis ojos por el quebrantamiento de la hija de mi pueblo.
49Mis ojos destilan y no cesan, porque no hay alivio
50Hasta que Jehová mire y vea desde los cielos;
51Mis ojos contristaron mi alma por todas las hijas de mi ciudad.
52Mis enemigos me dieron caza como a ave, sin haber por qué;
53Ataron mi vida en cisterna, pusieron piedra sobre mí;
54Aguas cubrieron mi cabeza; yo dije: Muerto soy.
55Invoqué tu nombre, oh Jehová, desde la cárcel profunda;
56Oíste mi voz; no escondas tu oído al clamor de mis suspiros.
57Te acercaste el día que te invoqué; dijiste: No temas.
58Abogaste, Señor, la causa de mi alma; redimiste mi vida.
59Tú has visto, oh Jehová, mi agravio; defiende mi causa.
60Has visto toda su venganza, todos sus pensamientos contra mí.
61Has oído el oprobio de ellos, oh Jehová, todas sus maquinaciones contra mí;
62Los dichos de los que contra mí se levantaron, y su designio contra mí todo el día.
63Su sentarse y su levantarse mira; yo soy su canción.
64Dales el pago, oh Jehová, según la obra de sus manos.
65Entrégalos al endurecimiento de corazón; tu maldición caiga sobre ellos.
66Persíguelos en tu furor, y quebrántalos de debajo de los cielos, oh Jehová.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
I
Versículo 1
I. I am the man that hath seen affliction - Either the prophet speaks here of himself, or he is pers…
I am the man that hath seen affliction - Either the prophet speaks here of himself, or he is personating his miserable countrymen. This and other passages in this poem have been applied to Jesus Christ's passion; but, in my opinion, without any foundation.
II
Versículo 2
II. He hath - brought me into darkness - In the sacred writings, darkness is often taken for calamity…
He hath - brought me into darkness - In the sacred writings, darkness is often taken for calamity, light, for prosperity.
III
Versículo 5
III. He hath builded against me - Perhaps there is a reference here to the mounds and ramparts raised …
He hath builded against me - Perhaps there is a reference here to the mounds and ramparts raised by the Chaldeans in order to take the city.
IV
Versículo 7
IV. He hath hedged me about - This also may refer to the lines drawn round the city during the siege.…
He hath hedged me about - This also may refer to the lines drawn round the city during the siege. But these and similar expressions in the following verses may be merely metaphorical, to point out their straitened, oppressed, and distressed state.
V
Versículo 9
V. He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone - He has put insuperable obstacles in my way; and confou…
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone - He has put insuperable obstacles in my way; and confounded all my projects of deliverance and all my expectations of prosperity.
VI
Versículo 12
VI. He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow - One might conjecture that the followin…
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow - One might conjecture that the following thought in the Toozek i Teemour was borrowed from this: -
"One addressed the caliph Aaly, and said, 'If the heavens were a bow, and the earth the cord thereof; if calamities were arrows, man the butt for those arrows; and the holy blessed God the unerring marksman; where could the sons of Adam flee for succor?' The caliph replied, 'The children of Adam must flee unto the Lord.'" This was the state of poor Jerusalem. It seemed as a butt for all God's arrows; and each arrow of calamity entered into the soul, for God was the unerring marksman.
VII
Versículo 13
VII. The arrows of his quiver - בני אשפתו beney ashpatho, "The sons of his quiver." The issue or effec…
The arrows of his quiver - בני אשפתו beney ashpatho, "The sons of his quiver." The issue or effect; the subject, adjunct, or accident, or produce of a thing, is frequently denominated its son or child. So arrows that issue from a quiver are here termed the sons of the quiver.
VIII
Versículo 15
VIII. He hath filled me with bitterness - במרורים bimrorim, with bitternesses, bitter upon bitter.
He hath filled me with bitterness - במרורים bimrorim, with bitternesses, bitter upon bitter.
He hath made me drunken with wormwood - I have drunk the cup of misery till I am intoxicated with it. Almost in all countries, and in all languages, bitterness is a metaphor to express trouble and affliction. The reason is, there is nothing more disagreeable to the taste than the one; and nothing more distressing to the mind than the other. An Arabic poet. Amralkeis, one of the writers of the Moallakat, terms a man grievously afflicted a pounder of wormwood.
IX
Versículo 16
IX. He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones - What a figure to express disgust, pain, and the…
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones - What a figure to express disgust, pain, and the consequent incapacity of taking food for the support of life; a man, instead of bread, being obliged to eat small pebbles till all his teeth are broken to pieces by endeavoring to grind them. One can scarcely read this description without feeling the toothache. The next figure is not less expressive.
He hath covered me with ashes - הכפישני באפר hichphishani beepher, "he hath plunged me into the dust." To be thrown into a mass or bed of perfect dust, where the eyes are blinded by it, the ears stopped, and the mouth and lungs filled at the very first attempt to respire after having been thrown into it - what a horrible idea of suffocation and drowning! One can scarcely read this without feeling a suppression of breath, or a stricture upon the lungs! Did ever man paint sorrow like this man?
X
Versículo 17
X. Those hast removed my soul - Prosperity is at such an utter distance from me, that it is impossib…
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.
XI
Versículo 18
XI. And my hope - That first, that last support of the miserable - it is gone! it is perished! The so…
And my hope - That first, that last support of the miserable - it is gone! it is perished! The sovereign God alone can revive it.
XII
Versículo 20
XII. By soul - is humbled in me - It is evident that in the preceding verses there is a bitterness of …
By soul - is humbled in me - It is evident that in the preceding verses there is a bitterness of complaint against the bitterness of adversity, that is not becoming to man when under the chastising hand of God; and, while indulging this feeling, all hope fled. Here we find a different feeling; he humbles himself under the mighty hand of God, and then his hope revives, Lam 3:21.
XIII
Versículo 22
XIII. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed - Being thus humbled, and seeing himself and…
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed - Being thus humbled, and seeing himself and his sinfulness in a proper point of view, he finds that God, instead of dealing with him in judgment, has dealt with him in mercy; and that though the affliction was excessive, yet it seas less than his iniquity deserved. If, indeed, any sinner be kept out of hell, it is because God's compassion faileth not.
XIV
Versículo 23
XIV. They are new every morning - Day and night proclaim the mercy and compassion of God. Who could ex…
They are new every morning - Day and night proclaim the mercy and compassion of God. Who could exist throughout the day, if there were not a continual superintending Providence? Who could be preserved in the night, if the Watchman of Israel ever slumbered or slept?
XV
Versículo 24
XV. The Lord is my portion - See on Psa 119:67 (note).
The Lord is my portion - See on Psa 119:67 (note).
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Versículo 26
16. It is good that a man should both hope - Hope is essentially necessary to faith; he that hopes no…
It is good that a man should both hope - Hope is essentially necessary to faith; he that hopes not, cannot believe; if there be no expectation, there can be no confidence. When a man hopes for salvation, he should not only waft for it, but use every means that may lead to it; for hope cannot live, if there be no exercise. If hope become impatient, faith will be impossible: for who can believe for his salvation when his mind is agitated? He must therefore quietly wait. He must expect, and yet be dumb, as the words imply; ever feeling his utter unworthiness; and, without murmuring, struggle into life.
17
Versículo 27
17. That he bear the yoke in his youth - Early habits, when good, are invaluable. Early discipline is…
That he bear the yoke in his youth - Early habits, when good, are invaluable. Early discipline is equally so. He who has not got under wholesome restraint in youth will never make a useful man, a good man, nor a happy man.
18
Versículo 28
18. He sitteth alone - He has learned that necessary lesson of independence, that shows him how he is…
He sitteth alone - He has learned that necessary lesson of independence, that shows him how he is to serve himself; to give no trouble to others; and keep his troubles, as far as possible, in his own bosom.
19
Versículo 29
19. He putteth his mouth in the dust - Lives in a state of deep humility.
He putteth his mouth in the dust - Lives in a state of deep humility.
If so be there may be hope - Because there is room for hope.
20
Versículo 30
20. He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth - He has that love that is not provoked. He is not quarre…
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth - He has that love that is not provoked. He is not quarrelsome, nor apt to resent injuries; he suffers long and is kind. Or, it may be rendered, "let him give his cheek."
He is filled full with reproach - Though all this take place, yet let his "trust be in God, who will not cast off for ever." God will take his part, and bring him safely through all hardships.
21
Versículo 31
21. The Lord - אדני Adonai; but one of my ancient MSS. has יהוה Jehovah. The above verse is quoted in…
The Lord - אדני Adonai; but one of my ancient MSS. has יהוה Jehovah. The above verse is quoted in reference to our Lord's passion, by Mat 26:62.
22
Versículo 33
22. For he doth not afflict willingly - It is no pleasure to God to afflict men. He takes no delight …
For he doth not afflict willingly - It is no pleasure to God to afflict men. He takes no delight in our pain and misery: yet, like a tender and intelligent parent, he uses the rod; not to gratify himself, but to profit and save us.
23
Versículo 34
23. To crush under his feet - He can neither gain credit nor pleasure in trampling upon those who are…
To crush under his feet - He can neither gain credit nor pleasure in trampling upon those who are already bound, and in suffering; such he knows to be the state of man here below. From which it most assuredly follows, that God never afflicts us but for our good, nor chastises but that we may be partakers of his holiness.
All the prisoners of the earth - By the prisoners of the earth, or land, Dr. Blayney understands those insolvent debtors who were put in prison, and there obliged to work out the debt. Yet this is mercy in comparison with those who put them in prison, and keep them there, when they know that it is impossible, from the state of the laws, to lessen the debt by their confinement.
In Lam 3:34, Lam 3:35, and Lam 3:36, certain acts of tyranny, malice, and injustice are specified, which men often indulge themselves in the practice of towards one another, but which the Divine goodness is far from countenancing or approving by any similar conduct. - Blayney.
24
Versículo 35
24. To turn aside the right of a man - To make a man lose his right, because one of the higher orders…
To turn aside the right of a man - To make a man lose his right, because one of the higher orders opposes him. Dr. Blayney thinks that עליון elyon, instead of being referred to God, should be considered as pointing out one of the chief of the people. I do not see that we gain any thing by this. The evil fact is, turning aside the right of a man; and the aggravation of it is, doing it before the face of the Most High; that is, in a court of justice, where God is ever considered to be present.
25
Versículo 36
25. To subvert a man in his cause - To prevent his having justice done him in a lawsuit, etc., by und…
To subvert a man in his cause - To prevent his having justice done him in a lawsuit, etc., by undue interference, as by suborning false witnesses, or exerting any kind of influence in opposition to truth and right. - Blayney.
The Lord approved not - Instead of אדני Adonai, seventeen MSS., of Kennicott's, and one ancient of my own, have יהוה Yehovah. Approveth not, לא ראה lo raah, doth not see, turns away his face from it, abhors it.
26
Versículo 39
26. Wherefore doth a living man complain - He who has his life still lent to him has small cause of c…
Wherefore doth a living man complain - He who has his life still lent to him has small cause of complaint. How great soever his affliction may be, he is still alive; therefore, he may seek and find mercy unto eternal life. Of this, death would deprive him; therefore let not a living man complain.
27
Versículo 40
27. Let us search - How are we to get the pardon of our sins? The prophet tells us:
Let us search - How are we to get the pardon of our sins? The prophet tells us:
1. Let us examine ourselves.
2. "Let us turn again to the Lord."
3. "Let us lift up our heart;" let us make fervent prayer and supplication for mercy.
4. "Let us lift up our hand;" let us solemnly promise to be his, and bind ourselves in a covenant to be the Lord's only: so much lifting up the hand to God implies. Or, let us put our heart on our hand, and offer it to God; so some have translated this clause.
5. "We have transgressed;" let our confession of sin be fervent and sincere.
6. And to us who profess Christianity it may be added, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as having died for thee; and thou shalt not perish, but have everlasting life.
Lam 3:46, Lam 3:47, Lam 3:48, beginning with פ phe, should, as to the order of the alphabet, follow Lam 3:49, Lam 3:50, Lam 3:51, which begin with ע ain, which in its grammatical position precedes the former.
28
Versículo 47
28. Fear and a snare - See on Jer 48:13 (note).
Fear and a snare - See on Jer 48:13 (note).
29
Versículo 48
29. Mine eye runneth down - I weep incessantly.
Mine eye runneth down - I weep incessantly.
30
Versículo 51
30. Mine eye affecteth mine heart - What I see I feel. I see nothing but misery; and I feel, in conse…
Mine eye affecteth mine heart - What I see I feel. I see nothing but misery; and I feel, in consequence, nothing but pain. There have been various translations of the original: but they all amount to this.
The daughters of my city - The villages about Jerusalem.
31
Versículo 52
31. Mine enemies chased me - From this to the end of the chapter the prophet speaks of his own person…
Mine enemies chased me - From this to the end of the chapter the prophet speaks of his own personal sufferings, and especially of those which he endured in the dungeon. See Jer 38:6, etc.
32
Versículo 56
32. Hide not thine ear at my breathing - He dared not even to complain, nor to cry, nor to pray aloud…
Hide not thine ear at my breathing - He dared not even to complain, nor to cry, nor to pray aloud: he was obliged to whisper his prayer to God. It was only a breathing.
33
Versículo 57
33. Fear not - How powerful is this word when spoken by the Spirit of the Lord to a disconsolate hear…
Fear not - How powerful is this word when spoken by the Spirit of the Lord to a disconsolate heart. To every mourner we may say, on the authority of God, Fear not! God will plead thy cause, and redeem thy soul.
34
Versículo 60
34. Thou hast seen - all their imaginations - Every thing is open to the eye of God. Distressed soul!…
Thou hast seen - all their imaginations - Every thing is open to the eye of God. Distressed soul! though thou knowest not what thy enemies meditate against thee; yet he who loves thee does, and will infallibly defeat all their plots, and save thee.
35
Versículo 65
35. Give them sorrow of heart - They shall have a callous heart, covered with obstinacy, and thy exec…
Give them sorrow of heart - They shall have a callous heart, covered with obstinacy, and thy execration. The former is their state, the latter their fate. This is the consequence of their hardening their hearts from thy fear. Blayney translates, "Thou wilt give with a hearty concordance thy curse unto them." That is, Thou wilt give it to them freely, and without reserve; intimating that God felt no longer any bowels of compassion for them. Formerly he inflicted punishments with reluctance, while there was any hope of amendment: but, in the instance before us, the case was so hopeless, that God acts according to the simple principle of vindictive justice. The prophet therefore considers them on the utmost verge of final reprobation: another plunge, and they are lost for ever.
36
Versículo 66
36. Persecute and destroy them - Thou wilt pursue them with destruction. These are all declaratory, n…
Persecute and destroy them - Thou wilt pursue them with destruction. These are all declaratory, not imprecatory.
From under the heavens of the Lord - This verse seems to allude to the Chaldaic prediction, in Jer 10:11. By their conduct they will bring on themselves the curse denounced against their enemies.
The Septuagint and Vulgate seem to have read "From under heaven, O Jehovah:" and the Syriac reads, "Thy heavens, O Jehovah!" None of these makes any material change in the meaning of the words.
It has already been noticed in the introduction, that this chapter contains a triple acrostic, three lines always beginning with the same letter; so that the Hebrew alphabet is thrice repeated in this chapter, twenty-two multiplied by three being equal to sixty-six.
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Lamentations — Capítulo 3
The prophet, by enumerating his own severe trials, vv. 1-20, and showing his trust in God, Lam 3:21, encourages his people to the like resignation and trust in the Divine and never-failing mercy, Lam 3:22-27. He vindi…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Yo soy el hombre que ha visto aflicción bajo el látigo de su enojo.
2Me guio y me llevó en tinieblas, y no en luz;
3Ciertamente contra mí volvió y revolvió su mano todo el día.
4Hizo envejecer mi carne y mi piel; quebrantó mis huesos;
5Edificó baluartes contra mí, y me rodeó de amargura y de trabajo.
6Me dejó en oscuridad, como los ya muertos de mucho tiempo.
7Me cercó por todos lados, y no puedo salir; ha hecho más pesadas mis cadenas;
8Aun cuando clamé y di voces, cerró los oídos a mi oración;
9Cercó mis caminos con piedra labrada, torció mis senderos.
10Fue para mí como oso que acecha, como león en escondrijos;
11Torció mis caminos, y me despedazó; me dejó desolado.
12Entesó su arco, y me puso como blanco para la saeta.
13Hizo entrar en mis entrañas las saetas de su aljaba.
14Fui escarnio a todo mi pueblo, burla de ellos todos los días;
15Me llenó de amarguras, me embriagó de ajenjos.
16Mis dientes quebró con cascajo, me cubrió de ceniza;
17Y mi alma se alejó de la paz, me olvidé del bien,
18Y dije: Perecieron mis fuerzas, y mi esperanza en Jehová.
19Acuérdate de mi aflicción y de mi abatimiento, del ajenjo y de la hiel;
20Lo tendré aún en memoria, porque mi alma está abatida dentro de mí;
21Esto recapacitaré en mi corazón, por lo tanto esperaré.
22Por la misericordia de Jehová no hemos sido consumidos, porque nunca decayeron sus misericordias.
23Nuevas son cada mañana; grande es tu fidelidad.
24Mi porción es Jehová, dijo mi alma; por tanto, en él esperaré.
25Bueno es Jehová a los que en él esperan, al alma que le busca.
26Bueno es esperar en silencio la salvación de Jehová.
27Bueno le es al hombre llevar el yugo desde su juventud.
28Que se siente solo y calle, porque es Dios quien se lo impuso;
29Ponga su boca en el polvo, por si aún hay esperanza;
30Dé la mejilla al que le hiere, y sea colmado de afrentas.
31Porque el Señor no desecha para siempre;
32Antes si aflige, también se compadece según la multitud de sus misericordias;
33Porque no aflige ni entristece voluntariamente a los hijos de los hombres.
34Desmenuzar bajo los pies a todos los encarcelados de la tierra,
35Torcer el derecho del hombre delante de la presencia del Altísimo,
36Trastornar al hombre en su causa, el Señor no lo aprueba.
37¿Quién será aquel que diga que sucedió algo que el Señor no mandó?
38¿De la boca del Altísimo no sale lo malo y lo bueno?
39¿Por qué se lamenta el hombre viviente? Laméntese el hombre en su pecado.
40Escudriñemos nuestros caminos, y busquemos, y volvámonos a Jehová;
41Levantemos nuestros corazones y manos a Dios en los cielos;
42Nosotros nos hemos rebelado, y fuimos desleales; tú no perdonaste.
43Desplegaste la ira y nos perseguiste; mataste, y no perdonaste;
44Te cubriste de nube para que no pasase la oración nuestra;
45Nos volviste en oprobio y abominación en medio de los pueblos.
46Todos nuestros enemigos abrieron contra nosotros su boca;
47Temor y lazo fueron para nosotros, asolamiento y quebranto;
48Ríos de aguas echan mis ojos por el quebrantamiento de la hija de mi pueblo.
49Mis ojos destilan y no cesan, porque no hay alivio
50Hasta que Jehová mire y vea desde los cielos;
51Mis ojos contristaron mi alma por todas las hijas de mi ciudad.
52Mis enemigos me dieron caza como a ave, sin haber por qué;
53Ataron mi vida en cisterna, pusieron piedra sobre mí;
54Aguas cubrieron mi cabeza; yo dije: Muerto soy.
55Invoqué tu nombre, oh Jehová, desde la cárcel profunda;
56Oíste mi voz; no escondas tu oído al clamor de mis suspiros.
57Te acercaste el día que te invoqué; dijiste: No temas.
58Abogaste, Señor, la causa de mi alma; redimiste mi vida.
59Tú has visto, oh Jehová, mi agravio; defiende mi causa.
60Has visto toda su venganza, todos sus pensamientos contra mí.
61Has oído el oprobio de ellos, oh Jehová, todas sus maquinaciones contra mí;
62Los dichos de los que contra mí se levantaron, y su designio contra mí todo el día.
63Su sentarse y su levantarse mira; yo soy su canción.
64Dales el pago, oh Jehová, según la obra de sus manos.
65Entrégalos al endurecimiento de corazón; tu maldición caiga sobre ellos.
66Persíguelos en tu furor, y quebrántalos de debajo de los cielos, oh Jehová.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. I am the man that hath seen affliction - Either the prophet speaks here of himself, or he is pers…
Versículo 2
II. He hath - brought me into darkness - In the sacred writings, darkness is often taken for calamity…
Versículo 5
III. He hath builded against me - Perhaps there is a reference here to the mounds and ramparts raised …
Versículo 7
IV. He hath hedged me about - This also may refer to the lines drawn round the city during the siege.…
Versículo 9
V. He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone - He has put insuperable obstacles in my way; and confou…
Versículo 12
VI. He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow - One might conjecture that the followin…
Versículo 13
VII. The arrows of his quiver - בני אשפתו beney ashpatho, "The sons of his quiver." The issue or effec…
Versículo 15
VIII. He hath filled me with bitterness - במרורים bimrorim, with bitternesses, bitter upon bitter.
Versículo 16
IX. He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones - What a figure to express disgust, pain, and the…
Versículo 17
X. Those hast removed my soul - Prosperity is at such an utter distance from me, that it is impossib…
Versículo 18
XI. And my hope - That first, that last support of the miserable - it is gone! it is perished! The so…
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XII. By soul - is humbled in me - It is evident that in the preceding verses there is a bitterness of …
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XIII. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed - Being thus humbled, and seeing himself and…
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XIV. They are new every morning - Day and night proclaim the mercy and compassion of God. Who could ex…
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XV. The Lord is my portion - See on Psa 119:67 (note).
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16. It is good that a man should both hope - Hope is essentially necessary to faith; he that hopes no…
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17. That he bear the yoke in his youth - Early habits, when good, are invaluable. Early discipline is…
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18. He sitteth alone - He has learned that necessary lesson of independence, that shows him how he is…
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19. He putteth his mouth in the dust - Lives in a state of deep humility.
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20. He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth - He has that love that is not provoked. He is not quarre…
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21. The Lord - אדני Adonai; but one of my ancient MSS. has יהוה Jehovah. The above verse is quoted in…
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22. For he doth not afflict willingly - It is no pleasure to God to afflict men. He takes no delight …
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23. To crush under his feet - He can neither gain credit nor pleasure in trampling upon those who are…
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24. To turn aside the right of a man - To make a man lose his right, because one of the higher orders…
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25. To subvert a man in his cause - To prevent his having justice done him in a lawsuit, etc., by und…
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26. Wherefore doth a living man complain - He who has his life still lent to him has small cause of c…
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27. Let us search - How are we to get the pardon of our sins? The prophet tells us:
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28. Fear and a snare - See on Jer 48:13 (note).
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29. Mine eye runneth down - I weep incessantly.
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30. Mine eye affecteth mine heart - What I see I feel. I see nothing but misery; and I feel, in conse…
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31. Mine enemies chased me - From this to the end of the chapter the prophet speaks of his own person…
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32. Hide not thine ear at my breathing - He dared not even to complain, nor to cry, nor to pray aloud…
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33. Fear not - How powerful is this word when spoken by the Spirit of the Lord to a disconsolate hear…
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34. Thou hast seen - all their imaginations - Every thing is open to the eye of God. Distressed soul!…
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35. Give them sorrow of heart - They shall have a callous heart, covered with obstinacy, and thy exec…
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36. Persecute and destroy them - Thou wilt pursue them with destruction. These are all declaratory, n…