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3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
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Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
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:
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Sufficient care is here taken to answer both the pretensions of self and the reproaches of idolaters. I. Boasting is here for ever excluded, Ps. 115:1. Let no opinion of our own merits have any room either in our prayers or in our praises, but let both centre in God’s glory. 1. Have we received any mercy, gone through any service, or gained any success? We must not assume the glory of it to oursel…
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