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O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, [even] vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

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19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

O Lord, my strength, and my fortress. —The words speak of a returning confidence in the prophet’s mind, and find utteranc…

John Calvin

John Calvin

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16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

What the Prophet has said until now might appear contrary to God's promises and wholly subversive of the covenant He had made with Abraham. God had…

John Gill

John Gill

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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

O Lord, my strength and my fortress
These are the words of the prophet, rising out of the temptation which beset him…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The restoration from the Babylonian captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, an…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

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13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he gives the cause of the previously mentioned punishment.

First, he poses the question: why has the LORD spoken all this great…

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