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76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
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Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; …
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; …
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 76-77)Here is, 1. An earnest petition to God for his favour. Those that own the justice of God in their afflictions (as David had done, Ps. 119:75) may, in faith, and with humble boldness, be earnest for the mercy of God, and the tokens and fruits of that mercy, in their affliction. He prays for God’s merciful kindness (Ps. 119:76), his tender mercies , Ps. 119:77. He can claim nothing as his due, but a…
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