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8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
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For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-10)The psalmist, having cautioned us not to trust in princes (because, if we do, we shall be miserably disappointed), here encourages us to put our confidence in God, because, if we do so, we shall be happily secured: Happy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help , that has an interest in his attributes and promises, and has them engaged for him, and whose hope is in the Lord his God . I. Let us…
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