3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, …
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)The holy apostle has been recommending mutual charity, and setting forth the excellences of the word of God, calling it an incorruptible seed , and saying that it liveth and abideth for ever . He pursues his discourse, and very properly comes in with this necessary advice, Wherefore laying aside all malice , etc. These are such sins as both destroy charity and hinder the efficacy of the word, and…
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