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23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down{H8686)} into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half{H8799)} their days; but I will trust{H8799)} in thee.
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The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-23)In these verses, I. David perseveres in his resolution to call upon God, being well assured that he should not seek him in vain (Ps. 55:16): “ As for me , let them take what course they please to secure themselves, let violence and strife be their guards, prayer shall be mind; this I have found comfort in, and therefore this will I abide by: I will call upon God , and commit myself to him, and the…
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