8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
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Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-10)We have here Noah distinguished from the rest of the world, and a peculiar mark of honour put upon him. 1. When God was displeased with the rest of the world, he favoured Noah: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord , Gen. 6:8. This vindicates God’s justice in his displeasure against the world, and shows that he had strictly examined the character of every person in it before he pronounced i…
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