22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. …
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-35)Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our actions. 1. We must look upon the word of God both as a light (Pr. 6:23) and as a law, Pr. 6:20 , 23 . (1.) By its arguments it is a light, which our understandings must subscribe to; it is a lamp to our eyes for discovery, and so to our feet for direction. The word of God reveals to u…
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