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4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give{H8799)} thee the desires of thine heart.
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If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)The instructions here given are very plain; much need not be said for the exposition of them, but there is a great deal to be done for the reducing of them to practice, and there they will look best. I. We are here cautioned against discontent at the prosperity and success of evil-doers ( Ps. 37:1 , 2 ): Fret not thyself, neither be thou envious . We may suppose that David speaks this to himself f…
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