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124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
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Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. …
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 124-125)Here is, 1. David’s petition for divine instruction: “ Teach me thy statutes ; give me to know all my duty; when I am in doubt, and know not for certain what is my duty, direct me, and make it plain to me; now that I am afflicted, oppressed, and my eyes are ready to fail for thy salvation , let me know what my duty is in this condition.” In difficult times we should desire more to be told what we…
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