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19O deliver{H8799)} not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget{H8799)} not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
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O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? …
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-23)The psalmist here, in the name of the church, most earnestly begs that God would appear fro them against their enemies, and put an end to their present troubles. To encourage his own faith, he interests God in this matter (Ps. 74:22): Arise, O God! plead thy own cause . This we may be sure he will do, for he is jealous for his own honour; whatever is his own cause he will plead it with a strong ha…
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