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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Isaiah 26:5-7

These are plain, but very gracious expressions. The Lord's people may be, indeed the Lord's people will be, humbled, and brought under humbling providences; but Jesus weigheth out to them in measure all that is needful for them, and no more. And as to their oppressors, Jesus seeth them all, and knoweth them all, and keeps an account of all their malice. And woe unto them when God ariseth to punish. Psalms 12:5.

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