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Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Come, behold the works of the Lord - Go forth and see what the Lord has done. See, in what his hand has accomplished, how secure we are if…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Lord. — Many manuscripts read Elohîm instead of “Jehovah.”

Desolations ... — This refers to e…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Here the psalmist invites us to behold what God has done in the past. He has desolated the desolators, and destroyed the destroyers.

War has…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Come, you, consider the works of Jehovah. The Psalmist seems still to continue in this verse the history of a deliverance by which God had…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Come, behold the works of the Lord
Of nature and grace, especially those of Providence; both in a way of judgment, as in this …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an assurance of la…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. After the psalmist asks for divine help against the trials he is suffering from his enemies when he says, O God, with our ears (…

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