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8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-24)We are here taught, in praising God, to look a great way back, and to give him the glory of what he did for his church in former ages, especially when it was in the founding and forming, which those in its latter ages enjoy the benefit of and therefore should give thanks for. Doubtless we may fetch as proper matter for praise from the histories of the gospels, and the acts of the apostles, which r…
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