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Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Out of the mouth - This passage is quoted by the Saviour in (Matthew 21:16) to vindicate the conduct of the children in the temp…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Babes and sucklings. — Better, young children and sucklings. This is a regular phrase to describe children from one to th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

He, whose voice rolls the stars along, who makes those bright worlds to fly like sparks from the anvil of his omnipotence, how can he stoop so low …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He now begins to prove the subject he had undertaken to discuss, declaring that the providence of God, in order to make itself known to mankind, do…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
Not literally such, though the Jewish writers F5 generally so understand i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The psalmist seeks to give to God the glory due to his name. How bright this glory shines, even in this lower world! He is ours, for he made us, pr…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, the psalmist offered a psalm in which David prayed because of his persecution; here, he offers a psalm of thanksgiving.

He prese…

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