17But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. …
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. …
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-18)Here we must sing of mercy, as in the former part of the chapter we sang of judgment, and must sing unto God of both. We may observe here, I. A gracious providence concerning Jeremiah. When Jerusalem was laid in ruins, and all men’s hearts failed them for fear , then might he lift up his head with comfort, knowing that his redemption drew nigh , as Christ’s followers when the second destruction of…
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