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7But God is the judge{H8802)}: he putteth down{H8686)} one, and setteth up{H8686)} another.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: …
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; …
And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-10)In these verses we have two great doctrines laid down and two good inferences drawn from them, for the confirmation of what he had before said. I. Here are two great truths laid down concerning God’s government of the world, which we ought to mix faith with, both pertinent to the occasion:— 1. That from God alone kings receive their power ( Ps. 75:6 , 7 ), and therefore to God alone David would gi…
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