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Lamentations 3:22-36
The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:22-36
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The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:1-66Lamentations 3:1-66 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Lamentations 3:21-36Lamentations 3:21-36 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryHaving stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what i…Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. (b. c. 588.)Lamentations 3:21-36 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWORDS OF COMFORT TO ISRAEL; THE BENEFIT OF AFFLICTIONS; COMFORT TO THE AFFLICTED. (B. C. 588.) Here the clouds begin to disperse and the sky to clear up; the complaint was very melancholy in the former part of the chapt…The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:22Lamentations 3:22 · The Pulpit CommentaryIt is of the Lord's mercies, etc.; literally, The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. But the "we" is difficult, especially considering that in Lamentations 3:23 (which is clearly parallel) the subject of the sente…The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:22Lamentations 3:22 · The Pulpit CommentarySparing compassion. At this point the meditations of the prophet take a turn. He looks away from his own and his fellow countrymen's afflictions and directs his gaze heavenwards. The scene of his vision changes. No long…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:1-66EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Lamentations 3:21-36Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what i…Matthew HenrycommentaryWords of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. (b. c. 588.)WORDS OF COMFORT TO ISRAEL; THE BENEFIT OF AFFLICTIONS; COMFORT TO THE AFFLICTED. (B. C. 588.) Here the clouds begin to disperse and the sky to clear up; the complaint was very melancholy in the former part of the chapt…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:22Sparing compassion. At this point the meditations of the prophet take a turn. He looks away from his own and his fellow countrymen's afflictions and directs his gaze heavenwards. The scene of his vision changes. No long…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:22It is of the Lord's mercies, etc.; literally, The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. But the "we" is difficult, especially considering that in Lamentations 3:23 (which is clearly parallel) the subject of the sente…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:23New every morning. Human life abounds in novelties. It is made up of experiences which combine novelty and repetition. But the mercies of the Eternal are ever new; no day breaks which does not open up some new prospect…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:24The secret of hope. The reader of the psalms is familiar with the utterance, "The Lord is my Portion." The characteristic peculiarity of the adoption of this confession of faith by the sufferer of the Lamentations is hi…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:24The Portion of the godly. When the land of promise was divided among the tribes of Israel, no inheritance was assigned to one of the number, viz. the tribe of Levi. It appeared good to Divine wisdom that the consecrated…Joseph S. Exell and contributors