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7Yet they say{H8799)}, The LORD shall not see{H8799)}, neither shall the God of Jacob regard{H8799)} it.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. …
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. …
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)In these verses we have, I. A solemn appeal to God against the cruel oppressors of his people, Ps. 94:1 , 2 . This speaks terror enough to them, that they have the prayers of God’s people against them, who cry day and night to him to avenge them of their adversaries; and shall he not avenge them speedily? Luke 18:3 , 7 . Observe here, 1. The titles they give to God for the encouraging of their fai…
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