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13181 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 241.15 (Matthew Henry)

… greatest comforts of her life. Those who are drawing near to that trying hour have need to treasure up for themselves comforts from the covenant of grace …

13182 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 241.17 (Matthew Henry)

… creature-comforts and enjoyments if we want God’s word and ordinances, especially if we want the comfort of his gracious presence and the light of his countenance …

13183 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 243.2 (Matthew Henry)

… to comfort themselves with, as we have in the like distress when we are deprived of the comfort of public ordinances, that, wherever the ark is, the Lord is in …

13184 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 244.19 (Matthew Henry)

… a comfort is it to all believers that our great intercessor above never ceases, is never silent, for he always appears in the presence of God for us !

13185 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 245.15 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of prayer and the benefit of divine aids, and, if God be not better to us than we deserve, must have our relief in our own hands, and then it is bad with …

13186 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 248.19 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of, they sacrificed to him, as the giver of all their successes, sacrifices of peace-offerings. 2. That they might confirm Saul in the government …

13187 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 249.9 (Matthew Henry)

… our comfort under the slights and contempts that are put upon us. Demetrius is a happy man, that has a good report of all men and of the truth itself, 3 John 1:12 …

13188 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 249.13 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort.” Note, To those that are sincere in their religion God will give grace to persevere in it: those that follow God faithfully will be divinely strengthened …

13189 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 249.22 (Matthew Henry)

… . He comforts them with an assurance that he would continue his care and concern for them, 1 Samuel 12:23. They desired him to pray for them, 1 Samuel 12:19. He might …

13190 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 251.8 (Matthew Henry)

… most comfort in that which is least our own doing, and into which we have been led by the unexpected, but well observed, turns of Providence.

13191 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 257.4 (Matthew Henry)

… the comforts they enjoyed, and of prayer for the continuance of them. By this it appears that the family David was of was a very religious family, a house that …

13192 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 257.14 (Matthew Henry)

… them comforting themselves with this in this mournful separation: “ We have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, for ourselves and our heirs, that we and they …

13193 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 258.2 (Matthew Henry)

… great comfort to us in a day of trouble that we have a God to go to, to whom we may open our case, and from whom we may ask and expect direction.

13194 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 258.8 (Matthew Henry)

… own comfort and benefit. What we gave we have.

13195 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 259.17 (Matthew Henry)

… some comfort to them that they had the altar, and priests to serve at it; but now to see their priests weltering in their own blood, and the heirs of the priesthood …

13197 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 260.4 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort, whatever happens, to acknowledge God in all our ways and to seek direction from him.

13198 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 260.6 (Matthew Henry)

… great comfort to David, in his banishment, that when he could not go to the house of God he had some of the choicest treasures of that house brought to him, the …

13199 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 260.14 (Matthew Henry)

… . Jonathan comforting him as his faithful and constant friend. True friends will find out means to get together. David, it is likely, appointed time and place …

13200 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 261.15 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort of oppressed innocence. If men wrong us, God will right us, at furthest, in the judgment of the great day. With him David leaves his cause, and so rests …