28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
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For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. …
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. …
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. …
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
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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