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Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive, He shall be blessed on the earth, And he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
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A Promise for the Merciful
Commentators agree that this verse outlines a general principle: God preserves, protects, and blesses those who show kindness to the poor and afflicted. While not a guarantee against all hardship, scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Spurgeon see it as a promise of God's special favor and aid, especially when the merciful person themselves faces trouble.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive - This is a further statement of the same principle, and it refers to a general, not…
19th Century
Anglican
And he shall be blessed. —Not as in the margin of Isaiah 9:16, and in Symmachus “called happy,” but with deeper meaning, …
Baptist
God will be graciously gentle to those who are kind and gentle to the poor. If we love God first, and then exhibit the result of that love in our c…
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16th Century
Protestant
Jehovah will keep him, and preserve him in life. Here David expands on the same sentiment expressed in the preceding verse, when he says t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive Amidst a thousand deaths, to which he is exposed for making a professi…
The people of God are not free from poverty, sickness, or outward affliction, but the Lord will consider their case and send due supplies. From his…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed his trust in God. Here, he asks for a sustaining mercy from God.
The title is unt…
