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25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen{H8804)} the righteous forsaken{H8737)}, nor his seed begging{H8764)} bread.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-33)These verses are much to the same purport with the Ps. 37:1-20 of this psalm, for it is a subject worthy to be dwelt upon. Observe here, I. What is required of us as the way to our happiness, which we may learn both from the characters here laid down and from the directions here given. If we would be blessed of God, 1. We must make conscience of giving every body his own; for the wicked borrows an…
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