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You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways: behold, you were angry, and we sinned: in them [have we been] of long time; and shall we be saved?
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God's Nature vs. Our Sin
The verse establishes a powerful contrast. Commentators agree it first describes God's character: He joyfully meets and blesses those who pursue righteousness. This ideal is immediately followed by the people's honest confession: "Behold, you are angry, for we have sinned." This highlights the tension between God's holy standard and humanity's sinful reality, setting the stage for a plea for mercy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You meet him - Perhaps there are few verses in the Bible that have caused more perplexity for interpreters than this one. After all that has…
19th Century
Anglican
You meet him ... —The “meeting” is obviously one of favour. That was the law of God’s dealings with men. He met, in this …
Baptist
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways:
God does not wait for us to return …
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16th Century
Protestant
You have met. He proceeds with the same subject, for the people deplore their hard lot, because they feel no alleviation in their adversit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You meet him who rejoices Not in a carnal way, nor in a sinful manner, nor in a hypocritical one, or in vain boastin…
They desire that God would manifest Himself to them and for them, so that all may see it. This is applicable to the second coming of Christ, when t…
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13th Century
Catholic
O that you would rend. Here the prophet offers a petition.
First, he asks for the presence of the judge; second, he asks …
