So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
Human affairs are not ruled by blind fortune but by God's judgments in all the changes and chances of this world. Adversity, shipwreck, famine, disease, war, marks His displeasure summoning us to account for our sins; prosperity flows from His grace so He may receive the praise due a merciful Father and impartial Judge.
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Commenting on Psalm 107:1-43
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour. In eastern prisons men are frequently made to labour like beasts of the field. As they have no liberty, so they have no rest. This soon subdues the stoutest heart, and makes the proud boaster sing another tune. Trouble and hard toil are enough to tame a lion.
Prisoners sit in darkness, in the shadow of death itself, because they rebelled against God's words and scorned His counsel. Their affliction is meant to humble them, to break their pride and bring them low in their own eyes; if their hearts remain hard and high under it, they thwart God's very purpose.
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Commenting on Psalm 107:10-16