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Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, And doesn`t respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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Commentators agree that this verse defines true happiness and security. It is found not in human power or self-reliance, but in making God your exclusive trust. This secure foundation is contrasted with two unreliable alternatives: the 'proud' (the arrogant and self-sufficient) and those who 'turn aside to lies' (the deceitful, or as some scholars note, those who follow false beliefs or idols).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust - See the notes at (Psalms 34:8). Compare (Psalms 27:1).…
19th Century
Anglican
Respecteth not. —Better, turns not towards proud men and false apostates. The words are, however, somewhat obscure. The Septuagin…
Baptist
Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Jesus knew the bl…
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16th Century
Protestant
Blessed is the man who hath set Jehovah for his confidence. David here relates what ground for good hope his deliverance would give to all…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed is the man that makes the Lord his trust For such are safe and secure in him, are possessed of all blessings…
Doubts and fears about the eternal state are a horrible pit and miry clay, and have been so to many a dear child of God. There is power enough in G…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalms, the psalmist asked for divine help against the malice of the wicked and showed his intention to be cautious. Her…
