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6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
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Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-8)We have here, I. The foolish wish of worldly people: There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Who will make us to see good ? What good they meant is intimated, Ps. 4:7. It was the increase of their corn and wine; all they desired was plenty of the wealth of this world, that they might enjoy abundance of the delights of sense. Thus far they are right, that they are desirous of good and so…
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