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3For they got not the land in possession{H8804)} by their own sword, neither did their own arm save{H8689)} them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour{H8804)} unto them.
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The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: …
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. …
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Some observe that most of the psalms that are entitled Maschil—psalms of instruction , are sorrowful psalms; for afflictions give instructions, and sorrow of spirit opens the ear to them. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest and teachest . In these verses the church, though now trampled upon, calls to remembrance the days of her triumph, of her triumph in God and over her enemies. This is very…
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