Jeremiah 20:13
Sing ye to the Lord, sing praise to him: for he has rescued the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
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Psalms 34:6Let their way be dark and slippery, 1 And an angel of the Lord persecuting them. 1
Psalms 35:10For with thee is the fountain of life: 1 In thy light we shall see light. 1
Psalms 72:4For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: 1 And they have firmness under their affliction. 1
Isaiah 25:4For thou hast been a helper to every lowly city, and a shelter to them that were disheartened by reason of poverty: thou shalt deliver them from wicked men: thou hast been a shelter of them that thirst, and a refreshing air to injured men.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 20:8-14
The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. ( b. c. 600.) 7 O Lord , thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing,… Read the whole commentary →