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Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [Else] they will not come near unto thee.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Be you not as the horse - The horse as it is by nature—wild, ungoverned, and unwilling to be caught and made obedient. The counsel …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Whose mouth. — Here the text has evidently suffered, and the exact meaning is lost. There are also verbal difficulties. The word t…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Be not like the horse or mule. David now briefly explains the substance of the counsel which he formerly said he would give. He exhorts al…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no
understanding
The design of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God teaches by His word and guides with the secret intimations of His will. David gives a word of caution to sinners. The reason for this caution i…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Here begins the fourth set of ten psalms from the first fifty.

Just as the first ten contained psalms about the persecution by Absa…

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