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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 17:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 17:7 |
King James |
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Psa 34:8; Pro 16:20; Isa 30:18). Jeremiah first removed the weeds (false trusts), so that there might be room for the good grain [CALVIN]. |
18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.