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I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, For he will speak peace to his people, his saints; But let them not turn again to folly.
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The Discipline of Listening
The psalmist models a crucial spiritual discipline: actively and patiently listening for God's voice. Commentators describe this not as passive waiting, but as a confident, silent attentiveness, ready to obey whatever God says. Before we can receive God's peace, we must first quiet our own anxieties and desires to truly hear Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will hear what God the Lord will speak - I, the psalmist; I, representing the people as looking to God. The state of mind here is that o…
19th Century
Anglican
Speak peace ... —This word “peace” comprehends all that the nation sighed for:
“Peace, Dear nurse of arts, plenties, and…
Baptist
I will hear what God the LORD will speak:
"I will be silent. I have spoken to him; now I will hear what his answer is. I will hold m…
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16th Century
Protestant
I will hear what God Jehovah will speak. The prophet, by his own example, here exhorts the whole body of the Church to quiet and calm endu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will hear what God the Lord will speak This the psalmist says in the name of the people of the Jews, whom he repre…
Sooner or later, God will speak peace to His people. If He does not command outward peace, yet He will suggest inward peace, speaking to their hear…
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