Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true relig ...

When we perceive our true condition, the Good Physician will be valued, sought, and obeyed. Yet many let their wounds rankle, be ...

us pray that God would enlighten our minds by his Holy Spirit, and fill our hearts with his grace, that we may be ready for deat ...

which a poor soul can alone stand fast. Where God has given stedfast hope, he expects there should be a steady, regular walk and ...

The people of God are not free from poverty, sickness, or outward affliction, but the Lord will consider their case, and send du ...

if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine ...

strength or merit, but by God's favour and free grace. The less praise this allows us, the more comfort it affords, that we may ...

from Christ; therefore we are concerned to understand how much more worthy he is of our love. By his word, his promise, his gosp ...

Testament church, a Gentile church. In the believing hope of our everlasting happiness in the other world, let us always keep up ...

The God with whom we have to do, is a God of awful majesty. The universal and absolute sovereignty of a holy God would be too te ...

Verses 8–14 We have here the improvement which the people of God are to make of his glorious and gracious appearances for them. ...

as the best things. Worldly men have only some floating thoughts of the things of God, while their fixed thoughts, their inward ...

Verses 1–6 This psalm is a psalm of instruction. It tells of the coming of Christ and the day of judgment, in which God will cal ...

Chapter 51 Chapter Outline The psalmist prays for mercy, humbly (1–6) confessing and lamenting his sins. He pleads for pardon, t ...

Hide thy face from my sins; blot out all mine iniquities out of thy book; blot them out, as a cloud is blotted out and dispelled ...

Verses 1–5 Those that glory in sin, glory in their shame. The patience and forbearance of God are abused by sinners, to the hard ...

From this work the Redeemer had his name JESUS, for he shall save his people from their sins, Mt 1:21. Chapter 54 Chapter Outlin ...

Prayer to God to manifest his favour. (1–8) The great wickedness and treachery of his (9–15) enemies. He is sure that God would ...

God, for it is he that raises us up friends, and makes them faithful to us. There are more true Christians, and believers have m ...

The heavy and continued trials through which many of the Lord's people have passed, should teach us to be silent and patient und ...