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13641 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 497.9 (Matthew Henry)
… his comfort was the fruit of it and God’s favour was the root and fountain of it. (1.) It was an introduction to his preferment, Psalms 18:19. “He brought me forth also …
13642 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 497.11 (Matthew Henry)
… with comfort upon his own integrity, and rejoices in the testimony of his conscience that he had had his conversation in godly sincerity and not with fleshly …
13643 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 497.13 (Matthew Henry)
… speaks comfort to the humble (“ Thou wilt save the afflicted people, that are wronged and bear it patiently”), terror to the proud (“Thou wilt bring down high looks …
13644 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 498.6 (Matthew Henry)
In singing Psalms 19:1-19:6 we must give God the glory of all the comfort and benefit we have by the lights of the heaven, still looking above and beyond them to the Sun of righteousness.
13645 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 498.8 (Matthew Henry)
… living comforts and a sure foundation of lasting hopes. It is of use to make us wise, wise to salvation, 2 Timothy 3:15. It will give us an insight into things divine …
13646 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 498.12 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts sweet and our crosses easy, life truly valuable and death itself truly desirable.
13647 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 498.15 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts and shock our hopes. “However, let none such have dominion over me, let me not be at the command of any such sin, nor be enslaved by it.” [2.] His plea: “ So shall …
13648 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.1 (Matthew Henry)
… mixes comforts with his complaints; he complains ( Psalms 22:1, 22:2 ), but comforts himself ( Psalms 22:3-22:5 ), complains again ( Psalms 22:6-22:8 ), but comforts himself …
13649 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.4 (Matthew Henry)
… their comforts! (2.) Even their complaint of these burdens is a good sign of spiritual life and spiritual senses exercised. To cry out, “My God, why am I sick? Why am …
13650 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.5 (Matthew Henry)
… sensible comforts. But, Christ having made himself sin for us, in conformity thereunto the Father laid him under the present impressions of his wrath and …
13651 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.6 (Matthew Henry)
… may comfort us in all our complaints—that, though God seem, for a while, to turn a deaf ear to them, yet he is so well pleased with his people’s praises that he will …
13652 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.8 (Matthew Henry)
… this comforted him in his sufferings. Men reproached him, and discouraged his confidence in God; but God had honoured him and encouraged his confidence in …
13653 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.16 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of spiritual supports when we cannot come at spiritual delights. He prays, 1. That God would be with him, and not set himself at a distance from him …
13654 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 501.22 (Matthew Henry)
… . It comforted the Lord Jesus in his sufferings that in and through him all true believers should have everlasting consolation. 1. The poor in spirit shall …
13655 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 502.1 (Matthew Henry)
… of comforts, and the expressions of delight in God’s great goodness and dependence upon him. It is a psalm which has been sung by good Christians, and will be …
13656 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 502.2 (Matthew Henry)
… very comfortable premises David, in this psalm, draws three very comfortable conclusions, and teaches us to do so too. We are saved by hope, and that hope will …
13657 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 502.5 (Matthew Henry)
… . The comforts of a living saint. God is his shepherd and his God—a God all-sufficient to all intents and purposes. David found him so, and so have we. See the happiness …
13658 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 502.7 (Matthew Henry)
… of comforts to God’s people. [3.] It is but a walk in this valley, a gentle pleasant walk. The wicked are chased out of the world, and their souls are required; but the …
13659 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 502.8 (Matthew Henry)
… , but comfort then when they most need comfort. His presence shall comfort them: Thou art with me. His word and Spirit shall comfort them— his rod and staff, alluding …
13660 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 503.2 (Matthew Henry)
… may comfort himself with this, that he does not go off his Father’s ground. That which falls to our share of the earth and its productions is but lent to us; it …