I looked, I thought, like Saul, who complained not only that the Philistines were upon him, but that God had forsaken him; for I did not now take due ways to compose my mind, by crying to God in my distress, and resting upon His providence, as I had done before, for my defence and deliverance; which, if I had done, I had at least been more cheerfully supported under this new surprise, and perhaps carried through it with more resolution.
Mij dacht ik was even als Saul, die niet alleen klaagde, dat de Filistijnen hem bedrogen, maar ook dat God hem verlaten had; want ik koos niet den waren weg tot gerustheid, door God in mijne bedruktheid aan te roepen, en gelijk vroeger, mijne verdediging en bevrijding van Hem te verwachten. Zoo ik dit gedaan had, zou ik dit nieuwe ongeval moediger en meer getroost hebben gedragen.