Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly—Or rather, its furrows, because this is what the Hebrew word properly means ([Reference…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Thou waterest ... settlest. —Better, by watering ... settling.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Thou dost saturate its furrows. Some take the verbs as being in the optative mood and construe the words as a prayer. But there can be lit…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You water the ridges of it abundantly
Kimchi calls them the eminences of the earth, the little hills, the higher par…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

That Almighty strength which establishes the mountains upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, ca…

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