37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
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For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. …
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 37-41)That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the Lam. 3:21-36, and may taste the sweetness of them, we have here the duties of an afflicted state prescribed to us, in the performance of which we may expect those comforts. I. We must see and acknowledge the hand of God in all the calamities that befal us at any time, whether personal or public, Lam. 3:37 , 38 . This is h…
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