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6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
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The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-7)In these verses the psalmist endeavours, I. To convince sinners of the evil and danger of the way they are in, how secure soever they are in that way. Three things he shows them, which, it may be, they are not very willing to see—their wickedness, their folly, and their danger, while they are apt to believe themselves very wise, and good, and safe. See here, 1. Their wickedness. This is described…
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