7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. …
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; …
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-9)Two things are here promised to Jerusalem:— I. Plenty of the means of grace—abundance of good preaching and good praying ( Isa. 62:6 , 7 ), and this shows the method God takes when he designs mercy for a people; he first brings them to their duty and pours out a spirit of prayer upon them, and then brings salvation to them. Provision is made, 1. That ministers may do their duty as watchmen. It is…
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