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Psalms 115:12

Psalms 115:12

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

The Lord hath been mindful of us,.... The Targum is,"the Word of the Lord hath remembered us for good.''And is another reason why his people should trust in him: he has been mindful of his covenant with them and promises to them, and has kept them; he remembered them in their low estate, and sent redemption to them; goodness and mercy have followed them all their days.

Past experiences of divine favour should encourage trust in the Lord, as well as promises of future blessings, as follow:he will bless us; with all kind of blessings, temporal and spiritual; with blessings indeed, solid and substantial: it is certain and may be depended upon; he has promised it, and swore to it, that in blessing he will bless.

Kimchi interprets it as a wish, "let him bless": the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, render it in the past tense, "he hath blessed"; but the Targum as we: and as it follows,he will bless the house of Israel; with whom he has made his new covenant; the household of faith, the family named of Christ, the whole Israel of God.

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