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Barnes' Notes on Psalms 119:170

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Let my supplication come before thee - The word here rendered “supplication” properly means “favor, mercy, pity,” Joshua 11:20; Ezra 9:8; then, that by which favor or mercy is sought - prayer or petition, Psalms 6:9; Psalms 55:1. Deliver me according to thy word - From my enemies, my sins, my dangers. According to thy promises; according to the arrangements in thy word. return to 'Top of Page'
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