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6301 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 521.9 (Matthew Henry)
… of spirit? It was not the remembrance of the pleasures at court, or the entertainments of his own house, from which he was now banished, that afflicted him, but …
6302 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 524.13 (Matthew Henry)
… his Spirit, that divine unction, to qualify thee for thy undertaking,” Isaiah 61:1. 1. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because he has anointed me. What God called …
6303 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 525.5 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit of grace is the river ( John 7:38, 7:39 ), the comforts of which are the streams, that make glad the city of our God. God’s word and ordinances are rivers and …
6304 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 528.8 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirit and way of worldly people, whose portion is in this life, Psalms 17:14. It is taken for granted that they have wealth, and a multitude of riches ( Psalms …
6305 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 530.19 (Matthew Henry)
… thy Spirit, let him counterwork the evil spirit that would cast me down from my excellency. Thy Spirit is a free spirit, a free gent himself, working freely” (and …
6306 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 531.4 (Matthew Henry)
… lovest evil more than good; that is, thou lovest evil, and hast no love at all to that which is good; thou takest delight in lying, and makest no conscience of doing …
6307 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 534.8 (Matthew Henry)
… an evil spirit among them, that they may not understand one another, but be envious and jealous one of another.” This prayer was answered in the turning of Ahithophel’s …
6308 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 545.6 (Matthew Henry)
… our spirit. He puts our soul in life, so the word is. He that gave us our being, by a constant renewed act upholds us in our being, and his providence is a continued …
6309 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 552.21 (Matthew Henry)
… his Spirit, the best counsellors. The psalmist had like to have paid dearly for following his own counsels in this temptation and therefore resolves for …
6310 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 556.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the evil spirit to speak. We must argue down the insurrections of unbelief, as the psalmist here: But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High …
6311 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 557.4 (Matthew Henry)
… their spirit was not stedfast with him, but upon every occasion they flew off from him. Note, Hypocrisy is the high road to apostasy. Those that do not set their …
6312 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 563.10 (Matthew Henry)
… in spirit and in truth, and have their conversation in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity; and such may be sure that God will withhold no good thing …
6313 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 565.3 (Matthew Henry)
… their spirits. David’s concern is about his soul; if we understand it of his natural life, it teaches us that the best self-preservation is to commit ourselves …
6314 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 571.8 (Matthew Henry)
… his spirits drooped. Grace is the anointing of the Spirit; when this is given to help in the time of need, and is received, as there is occasion, from the fulness …
6315 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 580.1 (Matthew Henry)
… genuine spirit of the man after God’s own heart; it is a solemn vow which he made to God when he took upon him the charge of a family and of the kingdom. Whether …
6316 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 581.4 (Matthew Henry)
… was evil-spoken of by his enemies, and all manner of evil was said against him. When his friends went off from him his foes set themselves against him ( Psalms …
6317 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 591.15 (Matthew Henry)
… tidings. If we keep our thoughts composed, and ourselves masters of them, our wills resigned to the holy will of God, our temper sedate, and our spirits even …
6318 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 597.5 (Matthew Henry)
… ingenuous spirit, that strove to gain the good affections of all. All nations compassed me about, Psalms 118:10. All the nations adjacent to Israel set themselves …
6319 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 597.9 (Matthew Henry)
… is spirit, as well as strength, in all God’s operations for his people. And, when God’s right hand does valiantly for our salvation, it ought to be exalted in our …
6320 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 600.4 (Matthew Henry)
… all evil, the evil of sin and the evil of trouble. He shall prevent the evil thou fearest, and shall sanctify, remove, or lighten, the evil thou feelest. He will keep …