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From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, Because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
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God's Power in Weakness
Commentators agree that a central message is God's method of using what the world considers weak to achieve His mighty purposes. Whether through literal children, humble believers like the apostles, or unlikely heroes like a young David, God establishes His strength through weakness. This demonstrates that the power is His alone and serves to silence His arrogant adversaries.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Out of the mouth - This passage is quoted by the Saviour in (Matthew 21:16) to vindicate the conduct of the children in the temp…
19th Century
Anglican
Babes and sucklings. — Better, young children and sucklings. This is a regular phrase to describe children from one to th…
Baptist
He, whose voice rolls the stars along, who makes those bright worlds to fly like sparks from the anvil of his omnipotence, how can he stoop so low …
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16th Century
Protestant
He now begins to prove the subject he had undertaken to discuss, declaring that the providence of God, in order to make itself known to mankind, do…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Not literally such, though the Jewish writers F5 generally so understand i…
The psalmist seeks to give to God the glory due to his name. How bright this glory shines, even in this lower world! He is ours, for he made us, pr…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the psalmist offered a psalm in which David prayed because of his persecution; here, he offers a psalm of thanksgiving.
He prese…
