31For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. …
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. …
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
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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