or rather he remembered the greatness and majesty of God, his power and his justice, his purity and holiness, and himself as a worm, a poor weak creature, sinful dust and ashes, not able to stand before him; he considered him not as his father and friend, but as an angry Judge, incensed against him, and demanding satisfaction of him:I complained; of sin and sorrow, of affliction and distress: or "I prayed", or "meditated" ; he thought on his case, and prayed over it, and poured out his complaint unto God, yet found no relief:and my spirit was overwhelmed; covered with grief and sorrow, pressed down with affliction, ready to sink and faint under it:Selah: See Gill on "Ps 3:2".
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Job 29:2
Job 29:2
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