26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. …
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. …
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-32)We have here the remarkable story of Jacob’s wrestling with the angel and prevailing, which is referred to, Hos. 12:4. Very early in the morning, a great while before day, Jacob had helped his wives and his children over the river, and he desired to be private, and was left alone, that he might again more fully spread his cares and fears before God in prayer. Note, We ought to continue instant in…
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