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3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
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What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Here, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations to him, Ps. 144:1 , 2 . A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are waiting upon God to bless us we should stir up ourselves to bless him. He gives to God the glory of two things:— 1. What he was to him: Blessed be the Lord my rock (Ps. 144:1), my goodness, my fortress , Ps.…
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