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Psalms 89:45

Psalms 89:45
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself? for ever?.... When God hides his face front his people, though it is but for a…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The days of his youth hast thou shortened - This does not mean that he had shortened his life, but that he had…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 89:38-52

In these verses we have,

I. A very melancholy complaint of the present deplorable state of David's family, which the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

He is prematurely old. Cp. Psa 102:23. The words might be figuratively applied to the nation (Hos 7:9), or to the…