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15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
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And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-18)David here, upon the foregoing representation of the inhumanity and impiety of the oppressors, grounds an address to God, wherein observe, I. What he prays for. 1. That God would himself appear (Ps. 10:12): “ Arise, O Lord! O God! lift up thy hand , manifest thy presence and providence in the affairs of this lower world. Arise, O Lord ! to the confusion of those who say that thou hidest thy face.…
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