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Stand in awe—Still addressed to those who in (Psalms 4:2) are called “sons of men;” that is, to his enemies. This is rendered by…

Stand in awe. —Literally, tremble, whether with fear or anger. But the rendering of the Septuagint,

Stand in awe, and sin not:
This is good advice to ungodly men; let them rightly feel the awe of God's presence, and they must turn …

Tremble then. Now he exhorts his enemies to repentance, if perhaps their madness was not wholly incorrigible. In the first place, he instr…

Stand in awe, and sin not
That is, stand in awe of God, and his righteous, judgments; be afraid of him, and tremble …

Hear me for your mercy's sake, is our best plea. He who will not ask for such blessings as pardon, justifying righteousness, and eternal life must …

1. In the preceding psalm, David pleaded in prayer for God’s help against his tribulations and, realizing he was heard, he now exhorts other…
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