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Honor your covenant, For haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.
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The Covenant: Your Basis for Prayer
Commentators agree that the psalmist's appeal is grounded in God's covenant. John Calvin calls the covenant the 'only firm support' for our prayers. When facing overwhelming trouble, believers can confidently appeal to God based on His own promises to protect and redeem His people, as established in His covenant of grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Have respect unto the covenant - The covenant which you have made with your people, promising, on your part, to protect them, and to be th…
19th Century
Anglican
Habitations. —The word translated this way is so consistently used of the “quiet resting-places” of God’s people that it seems qui…
16th Century
Protestant
Have regard to your covenant. So that God may be more inclined to show mercy, the prophet reminds Him of the Divine covenant; for indeed, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Have respect unto the covenant The Targum adds, ``which you have made with our fathers;'' meaning not the covenant o…
The psalmist begs that God would appear for the church against their enemies. The folly of those who revile his gospel and his servants will be pla…
