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psalms 109:23

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Psalms 109:23

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

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I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

Psalms 109:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 109:23

Theological / Devotional

Shadow. When the day declines, the shadow lengthens till it vanishes in the descending darkness.

Tossed up and down. Better, “shaken off.” The psalmist feels as helpless as the poor locust.

By SdaBc