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Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?
Psalms 56:8 — KJV
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Psalms 56:8
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
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 56:8
Theological / DevotionalTellest. Dost number, recount, or keep count of (see on Ps. 48:12). David turns abruptly from imprecation to tender petition for himself.
My wanderings. See 1 Sam. 21:10.
Put thou my tears. As though God took note of his tears, drop by drop. The illustration is a recognition of God’s tender solicitude for His child.
Bottle. Heb. no’d, the skin bottle that was used by the Easterners as a container for water, milk, wine, etc. The psalmist prays that his tears may be placed in a skin bottle, that they may be remembered before God.
Book. Compare Ps. 69:28; 139:16;; Mal. 3:16. “In the book of God’s remembrance … every act of sacrifice, every suffering and sorrow endured for Christ’s sake, is recorded”.
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