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| 1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? |
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| 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. |
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| 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. |
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| 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. |
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| 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. |
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| 6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
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| 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. |
Born unto trouble – All of Adam's posterity are "born in sin and shapen in iniquity." (Psa. 51:5) R2049:3
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| 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: |
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| 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: |
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| 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: |
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| 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. |
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| 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. |
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| 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. |
Own craftiness – The wisdom of selfishness seeks to grasp and hold everything for self. R1518:3
The Lord chooses "babes" who will babble forth the truth unceremoniously to confound the wise. R942:2
Illustrated in the effect of the gold standard and the demonetizing of silver on the stock market. SM687:3; OV337:4
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| 14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. |
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| 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. |
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| 16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. |
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| 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: |
Despise not – Illustrated by David's confession, reformation and seeking of forgiveness when overtaken in a fault. PD43/53
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| 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. |
He woundeth – Many of our own hearts were wounded, but it is the wounded heart that is ready to be bound up and to be healed and to be transformed. HG270:3
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| 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. |
Shall deliver thee – Exceeding great and precious promise to the Bride class. R4784:2
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| 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. |
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| 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. |
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| 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
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| 23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
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| 24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. |
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| 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. |
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| 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. |
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| 27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. |
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