God setteth the solitary in families, the forsaken will have a home given to them, Isaiah 58:7; He bringeth out those which are bound with chains, liberating those who are bound, both expressions finding their fulfillment in the miraculous effect of the Gospel proclamation on the hearts of men, Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:21. But the rebellious dwell in a dry land, where the parching heat of the sun torments them, where they are far from the land which is made fruitful by the waters of God's grace. The poet now refers to some examples of the miraculous leading of God, in order to emphasize His mercy toward His people in the Messianic period.

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