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Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land — Margin, “well pleased with.” The idea is that he had been kind or propitious to the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You have brought back. —See Psalms 14:7; Psalms 68:18. The expression might only imply generally a ret…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Lord, you have been favorable to the land: you have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Whenever you are in a low state of mind or…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O Jehovah! You have been favorable to Your land. Those who translate these words in the future tense, in my opinion, damage their meaning.…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Lord, you have been favourable unto your land
The land of Canaan, which the Lord chose for the people of Israel, and…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The sense of present afflictions should not remove the remembrance of former mercies. The favor of God is the fountain of happine to nations, as we…

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