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4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
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And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; …
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)The psalmist begins with a call to us to praise God, but immediately applies himself to praise the people of God; for whatever glory is acknowledged to be on them it comes from God, and must return to him; as he is their praise, so they are his. We have reason to praise the Lord that there are a people in the world who fear him and serve him, and that they are a happy people, both which are owing…
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