"Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hear, O my people, and I will speak - God himself is now introduced as speaking, and as stating the principles on which the judgmen…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Hear. —The actual judgment now opens, God asserting in impressive tones His right to preside: God, thy God, I

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

Note then that, with all th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Hear, O my people! and I will speak. Until now, the prophet has spoken as the herald of God, employing several expressions designed to ala…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Hear, O my people
This is an address to the people of the Jews, whom God had chosen to be his people above all other…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbor better than all burnt offerings. We are warned here not to rest in these outward…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, the psalmist invited the nations to trust in God; here, he instructs them in the worship of God. The title is a psalm for…

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