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4181 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 598.101 (Matthew Henry)
… made choice of them for my heritage; and will never take up with a portion in this life,” Psalms 17:14, 17:15. God’s testimonies are a heritage to all that have received …
4182 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 598.160 (Matthew Henry)
… deliberate choice: “ I have chosen thy precepts. I took them for my rule, not because I knew no other, but because, upon trial, I knew no better.” Those are good, and do …
4183 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 611.8 (Matthew Henry)
I. The choice God made of David’s house and Zion hill. Both were of divine appointment.
4184 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 611.9 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice by an oath, Psalms 132:11, 132:12. David, being a type of Christ, was made king with an oath: The Lord hath sworn and will not repent, will not turn from it …
4185 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 611.10 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice by the delight he took in it, Psalms 132:13, 132:14. He chose the Mount Zion which he loved ( Psalms 78:68 ); he chose it for the habitation of his ark, and said …
4186 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 611.11 (Matthew Henry)
II. The choice blessings God has in store for David’s house and Zion hill. Whom God chooses he will bless.
4187 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 625.2 (Matthew Henry)
… of choice, his earth which he has chosen for his portion, and on the things of which he has set his affections. He shall go to his own place. Or, rather, it is his earth …
4188 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 630.27 (Matthew Henry)
… their choice, so shall their doom be, Galatians 6:7, 6:8. Note, First, There is a natural tendency in sin to destruction, James 1:15. Sinners are certainly miserable …
4189 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 631.15 (Matthew Henry)
… , of choice, and with satisfaction,—when thou callest the practice of virtue, not a slavery and a task, but liberty and pleasure, and a life of serious godliness …
4190 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 631.19 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of our particular paths; observe the track, and go forth by the footsteps of the flock. Two reasons are here given why we should thus choose:—(1.) Because …
4191 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 634.13 (Matthew Henry)
… own choice, but because she is the wife that God in his providence appointed for him and he ought much more to be pleased with the divine appointment, pleased …
4192 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 636.8 (Matthew Henry)
… her choice of him for her companion; for how quickly had she found him whom she sought!
4193 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 637.5 (Matthew Henry)
… than choice gold, that is, 1. We must prefer religion before riches, and look upon it that, if we have the knowledge and fear of God in our hearts, we are really more …
4194 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 638.1 (Matthew Henry)
… our choice what we will do, Proverbs 9:12. II. Sin, under the character of a foolish woman, courts us to accept of her entertainment, and ( Proverbs 9:13-9:16 ) pretends …
4195 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 639.23 (Matthew Henry)
… as choice silver; they are sincere, freed from the dross of guile and evil design. God’s words are compared to silver purified ( Psalms 12:6 ), for they may be relied …
4196 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 641.8 (Matthew Henry)
… prudent choice of means to compass them. 2. The worst reproach is that which follows wickedness and an opposition to that which is good: He that is of a perverse …
4197 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 643.18 (Matthew Henry)
… foolish choice. 2. Wisdom is the honour of the wise: The prudent crown themselves with knowledge, they look upon it as their brightest ornament, and there is …
4198 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 646.3 (Matthew Henry)
… them choice. 2. It is God only that tries the hearts. Men may try their silver and gold with the fining-pot and the furnace, but they have no such way of trying one …
4199 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 647.6 (Matthew Henry)
… of choice enters into it when he might avoid it, and he will repent it when it is too late. 2. They expose themselves to correction: The fool’s mouth does, in effect …
4200 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 647.20 (Matthew Henry)
… of choice, and with delight, to him it will be life; and he that not only speaks amiss (which a good man may do through inadvertency), but loves to speak so ( Psalms …