27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. …
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
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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