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Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Lord is my portion - “ My portion is Yahweh,” see Numbers 18:20; Psalms 16:5 and following.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Lord. —An inversion of the sentence gives a closer and more emphatic rendering: My portion is Jehovah. The phrase is …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him ([Reference Lam…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet implies in this verse that we cannot stand firm in adversities unless we are content with God alone and his favor. For as soon as we de…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord [is] my portion, says my soul The prophet, or the church, whom he represents, rises and increases in the exercis…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here he sets forth the experience of divine mercy in the present.

First is the recognition of this: the mercies of the Lord,…

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