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1541 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 598.132 (Matthew Henry)
… his prayers, and were helpful to them, were, 1. Hope in God’s word, which encouraged him to continue instant in prayer, though the answer did not come immediately …
1542 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 605.3 (Matthew Henry)
… to be redressed. We have here, 1. A prayer for the perfecting of their deliverance ( Psalms 126:4 ): “ Turn again our captivity. Let those that have returned to their …
1543 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 611.1 (Matthew Henry)
… an answer to it. In singing this psalm we must have a concern for the gospel church as the temple of God, and a dependence upon Christ as David our King, in whom …
1544 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 617.3 (Matthew Henry)
… their prayers. (2.) The sweet communications he then had from God: Thou strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. This was the answer to his prayer, for God gives …
1545 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 621.6 (Matthew Henry)
… eye to, in all our prayers to God for deliverance out of trouble, that we may have occasion to praise God and may live to his praise. This is the greatest comfort …
1546 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 622.2 (Matthew Henry)
… his prayer, he looked up to see how it sped, Habakkuk 2:1. He is a suppliant to his God, and he begs that his requests may be granted: Hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications …
1547 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 622.3 (Matthew Henry)
… deserve to be dealt with.” In this prayer we must own ourselves to be God’s servants, bound to obey him, accountable to him, and solicitous to obtain his favour …
1548 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 624.21 (Matthew Henry)
… to God, and sincere in our professions of dependence on him, and devotedness to him. In all devotions inward impressions must be answerable to the outward …
1549 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 633.10 (Matthew Henry)
… us to God, which beautifies the soul, which enables us to answer the end of our creation, to live to some good purpose in the world, and to get to heaven at last; and …
1550 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 647.18 (Matthew Henry)
… harder to be won than a strong city, yet by a work of God upon his heart, in answer to Jacob’s prayer, he was won.
1551 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 652.10 (Matthew Henry)
… be our joy: we shall think our labour in instructing you well bestowed; it will be a comfortable answer for the many prayers we have put up for you; we shall be …
1552 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 657.14 (Matthew Henry)
… and prayer that our communion with God is kept up. God speaks to us by his law, and expects we should hear him and heed him; we speak to him by prayer, to which we wait …
1553 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 665.1 (Matthew Henry)
… to us the comfortable use of that which God has given us, with an eye to him that is the giver, as the best way both to answer the end of our having it and to obviate …
1554 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 673.18 (Matthew Henry)
… gracious answer which the bridegroom gives to this request, Song of Solomon 1:8. See how ready God is to answer prayer, especially prayers for instruction …
1555 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 676.24 (Matthew Henry)
… . This prayer was answered in the pouring out of the Spirit on the day of pentecost ( Acts 2:1 ), ushered in by a mighty wind; then the apostles, who were bound up before …
1556 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 677.2 (Matthew Henry)
… Christ’s answer to the church’s prayer in the close of the foregoing chapter, Let my beloved come into his garden; here he has come, and lets her know it. See how …
1557 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 677.11 (Matthew Henry)
… immediate answers to their prayers for his smiles; but he gives them an equivalent if he strengthens them with the strength in their souls to continue seeking …
1558 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 680.2 (Matthew Henry)
… immediate answer to her prayer; she was answered with strength in her soul, Psalms 138:3. While we are following hard after Christ his right hand sustains us …
1559 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 680.17 (Matthew Henry)
… , but even courts his people’s prayers, not reckoning them a trouble to him, but an honour and a delight, Proverbs 15:8. We cause him to hear our prayers when …
1560 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 686.18 (Matthew Henry)
… necessary to our speaking with confidence and comfort either to God in prayer or from God in preaching; nor are any so fit to display to others the riches and …