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2321 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 483.5 (Matthew Henry)
… service to the creature which are due to God only. Those that profane God’s holy name, that ridicule his word and ordinances, and, while they profess to know …
2322 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 484.10 (Matthew Henry)
… , to drive them from God, that they are rather by them invited to cleave to him. David resolves, (1.) To worship God, to pay his homage to him, and give unto God the …
2323 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 487.7 (Matthew Henry)
… so serviceable to man as the sun is, yet are no less demonstrations of the wisdom, power, and goodness of the Creator. Observe, 1. It is our duty to consider the heavens …
2324 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 488.10 (Matthew Henry)
… neighbours to do it, to sing praises, not, as hitherto, to their false gods, but to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion, to the God of Israel, and to own among the heathen …
2325 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 497.2 (Matthew Henry)
… be serviceable to the public, that others may not only borrow light from their candle, but heat from their fire. Examples sometimes teach better than rules …
2326 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 498.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of God. Concerning the sun observe here, (1.) The place appointed him. In the heavens God has set a tabernacle for the sun. The heavenly bodies are called hosts of …
2327 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 500.2 (Matthew Henry)
… and God’s salvation his joy, that is pleased with all the advancements of God’s kingdom and trusts God to bear him out in all he does for the service of it. Our …
2328 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.20 (Matthew Henry)
… the service of God, as much as ever they did to Israel according to the flesh, Romans 9:4, 8:10. The gospel church is called the Israel of God, Galatians 6:16 .
2329 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 508.3 (Matthew Henry)
… God. Every clap of thunder David interpreted as a call to himself and other princes to give glory to the great God. Observe, 1. Who they are that are called to this …
2330 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 523.21 (Matthew Henry)
… , and call us to an account for it?” Forgetting God was a heart-sin, and stretching our the hand to a strange god was often a secret sin, Ezekiel 8:12. But heart-sins …
2331 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 525.3 (Matthew Henry)
… work to do and enemies to grapple with? God is our strength, to bear us up under our burdens, to fit us for all our services and sufferings; he will by his grace put …
2332 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 526.9 (Matthew Henry)
… devoted to his honour, and their power is employed in his service, for then he is greatly exalted. It is likewise the honour of God that, in another sense, the shields …
2333 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 527.4 (Matthew Henry)
… solemn service and worship of God; there he is greatly praised, and greatly to be praised, Psalms 48:1. Note, The clearer discoveries are made to us of God and his …
2334 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 529.1 (Matthew Henry)
… pretend to worship God, but live in disobedience to his commands ( Psalms 50:16-50:20 ), their doom read ( Psalms 50:21, 50:22 ), and warning given to all to look to their …
2335 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 529.5 (Matthew Henry)
… ; rebukes to hypocrites ought not to be terrors to the upright. When God will reject the services of those that only offered sacrifice, resting in the outside …
2336 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 534.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the assembly; I gave him the right hand of fellowship in holy ordinances, and then we walked to the house of God in company, to attend the public service.” Note …
2337 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 537.5 (Matthew Henry)
… allusion to the report of such a thing, to illustrate the obstinacy of sinners in a sinful way. God’s design, in his word and providence, is to cure serpents of …
2338 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 541.14 (Matthew Henry)
… to advise us, their power to act for us, their good-will to us, no, nor upon their promises, in comparison with God, nor otherwise than in subordination to him. 2. Let …
2339 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 547.27 (Matthew Henry)
… of God and are forward in using their influence and interest for the advancing of any service that is to be done to him. Dr. Hammond notes hence that the kingdom …
2340 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 548.28 (Matthew Henry)
… for God’s favours to his church, Psalms 69:35, 69:36. For God will save Zion, the holy mountain, where his service was kept up. He will save all that are sanctified …