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　　2 Samuel 7:22 In-Context 　　20 What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign Lord. 　　21 For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. 　　22 How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is...

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　　Psalm 42:1 In-Context 　　1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.Title: Probably a literary or musical termAs the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 　　2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?...

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　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on John 6:28-35 　　(Read John 6:28-35) 　　Constant exercise of faith in Christ, is the most important and difficult part of the obedience required from us, as sinners seeking salvation. When by his grace we are enabled to live a life of faith in the Son of God, holy tempers follow, and acceptable services may be...

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　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on James 3:13-18 　　(Read James 3:13-18) 　　These verses show the difference between men's pretending to be wise, and their being really so. He who thinks well, or he who talks well, is not wise in the sense of the Scripture, if he does not live and act well. True wisdom may be know by the...

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　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Daniel 6:1-5 　　(Read Daniel 6:1-5) 　　We notice to the glory of God, that though Daniel was now very old, yet he was able for business, and had continued faithful to his religion. It is for the glory of God, when those who profess religion, conduct themselves so that their most watchful enemies may find...

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　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 　　(Read 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5) 　　Those who are far apart still may meet together at the throne of grace; and those not able to do or receive any other kindness, may in this way do and receive real and very great kindness. Enemies to the preaching of the gospel, and persecutors of...

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　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Romans 6:21-23 　　(Read Romans 6:21-23) 　　The pleasure and profit of sin do not deserve to be called fruit. Sinners are but ploughing iniquity, sowing vanity, and reaping the same. Shame came into the world with sin, and is still the certain effect of it. The end of sin is death. Though the way may...

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　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Psalm 119:105-112 　　(Read Psalm 119:105-112) 　　The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the...

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　　Isaiah 29:13-14 In-Context 　　11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, Read this, please, they will answer, I can't; it is sealed. 　　12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, Read this, please, they will...

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　　Matthew 6:5-6 In-Context 　　3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 　　4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 　　5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love...