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The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
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An Invitation to Intimacy
Commentators explain that the Hebrew word for "friendship" (or "secret") implies a deep, confidential relationship, like that of an inner circle of friends sharing counsels. This verse promises that those who revere God are not kept at a distance but are invited into an intimate fellowship with Him, sharing in His plans and presence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The secret of the Lord - On the word translated here as “secret,” (see the notes on Job 15:8). It properly means a couch or cushion; then, a…
19th Century
Anglican
Secret. —Rather, intimate fellowship (so Symmachus). The Hebrew word primarily means couch, and then the confide…
Baptist
When they get into it, he will pluck them out of it. When Satan seems to cast a net over me, God will come and pull me out. There is force in that …
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16th Century
Protestant
The counsel of Jehovah. The Psalmist here confirms what he had just said in a preceding verse, namely, that God will faithfully act as a t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The secret of the Lord [is] with them that fear him The secret of his purposes with them; as his purpose according to election…
We are all sinners, and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance. We value a promise by the char…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist described the tribulations of Christ and the divine help; here he adds a prayer.
He makes two points about…
