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18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-20)In these verses we have, I. The foregoing precepts inculcated; for we are so apt to disquiet ourselves with needless fruitless discontents and distrusts that it is necessary there should be precept upon precept, and line upon line, to suppress them and arm us against them. 1. Let us compose ourselves by believing in God: “ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him (Ps. 37:7), that is, be well r…
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