Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
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
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble. Not a prayer till then. While there was any to help below they would not look above. No cries till their hearts were brought down and their hopes were all dead— then they cried, but not before.
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