21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
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Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? …
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-36)Here the clouds begin to disperse and the sky to clear up; the complaint was very melancholy in the former part of the chapter, and yet here the tune is altered and the mourners in Zion begin to look a little pleasant. But for hope, the heart would break. To save the heart from being quite broken, here is something called to mind , which gives ground for hope (Lam. 3:21), which refers to what come…
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