Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned
of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
SURELY I HAVE BEHAVED AND QUIETED MYSELF - literally, 'I have
composed and quieted my soul.' Hengstenberg takes it, 'I have
smoothed,' etc., as in Isaiah 28:25, removing all fals... [ Continue Reading ]
Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
LET ISRAEL HOPE IN THE LORD FROM HENCEFORTH AND FOREVER. Hope in the
Lord is the antidote of haughty thoughts and overweening aims by one's
own hand. is copied from this. If Israel, wishes to be great "from
henceforth and forever," she mu... [ Continue Reading ]