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10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
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For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. …
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses: I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be employed in this work; the more the better, in this concert: it is the more like heaven. 1. Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon all good people (Ps. 33:1): Rejoice in the Lor…
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