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11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; …
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-22)David, in this latter part of the psalm, undertakes to teach children. Though a man of war, and anointed to be king, he did not think it below him; though now he had his head so full of cares and his hands of business, yet he could find heart and time to give good counsel to young people, from his own experience. It does not appear that he had now any children of his own, at least any that were gr…
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