17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. …
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: …
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)The prophet, having taught those that had returned out of captivity to attribute their deliverance to the blood of the covenant and to the promise of the Messiah (for they were so wonderfully helped because that blessing was in them, was yet in the womb of their nation), now comes to encourage them with the prospect of a joyful and happy settlement, and of glorious times before them; and such a ha…
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