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23Forget{H8799)} not the voice of thine enemies{H8802)}: the tumult of those that rise up{H8801)} against thee increaseth{H8802)} continually.
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Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. …
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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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