27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
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Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; …
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-51)Let us observe, in this song of praise, I. How David adores God, and gives him the glory of his infinite perfections. There is none like him, nor any to be compared with him (2 Sam. 22:32): Who is God, save the Lord ? All others that are adored as deities are counterfeits and pretenders. None is to be relied on but he. Who is a rock, save our God ? They are dead, but the Lord liveth , 2 Sam. 22:47…
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