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57CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 57)We may hence gather the character of a godly man. 1. He makes the favour of God his felicity: Thou art my portion, O Lord ! Others place their happiness in the wealth and honours of this world. Their portion is in this life; they look no further; they desire no more; these are their good things , Luke 16:25. But all that are sanctified take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance and their c…
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