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Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh.
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Wisdom is Watching God
Commentators unanimously define the 'wise' person not by intellectual prowess but by their commitment to observing God's actions in the world. John Calvin contrasts this with philosophers who focus only on secondary causes, thereby missing God's providence. True wisdom is the spiritual practice of paying attention to God's hand in all of life's circumstances.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Whoever is wise - All who are truly wise. That is, all who have a proper understanding of things, or who are disposed to look at them rightl…
19th Century
Anglican
The psalm ends in the style, and almost in the very words, of the prophecy of Hosea. (Compare to Hosea 14:9.)
Baptist
Those who watch providence will never be without a providence to watch.
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16th Century
Protestant
Whosoever is wise, so as to observe these things. We are now informed that people begin to be wise when they turn their whole attention to…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whoso is wise Or as it may be read interrogatively, "who is wise?" as in (Jeremiah 9:12) ([Reference Hos…
What surprising changes are often made in human affairs! The present desolate state of Judea, and of other countries, explains this. If we look out…
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