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10For thou, O God, hast proved{H8804)} us: thou hast tried{H8804)} us, as silver is tried{H8800)}.
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Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: …
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-12)In these verses the psalmist calls upon God’s people in a special manner to praise him. Let all lands do it, but Israel’s land particularly. Bless our God; bless him as ours, a God in covenant with us, and that takes care of us as his own. Let them make the voice of his praise to be heard (Ps. 66:8); for from whom should it be heard but from those who are his peculiar favourites and select attenda…
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