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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Do not be afraid when one is made rich - Do not dread the power derived from wealth; do not fear anything which a man can do merely…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

After expressing his own hopes of escaping from death, or being rescued from corruption, the psalmist recurs to the question of Psalms 49:5, and co…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

They will not know him in the next world to be the squire, the peer, the prince. Death is a dreadful leveller. Do not envy the great man of this wo…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Be not thou afraid. The Psalmist repeats, in the form of an exhortation, the same sentiment he had previously expressed: that the children…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Do not be afraid when one is made rich
Who before was poor, or not so rich; but now become so, either by inheritance…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Believers should not fear death. The distinction of people's outward conditions, however great in life, makes no difference at death; but the diffe…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to rejoice and give thanks for God’s favors to His people; now, he advises them to trust in …

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