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Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 138:3

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Psalms138:3

3 In the day when I [illegible: 1+ letters]ried, thou answeredst me: and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul .

This last clause limits and explains the former, how God answered him so speedily, not by giving him the thing which he desired in that very instant, but by giving him inward support and patience to wa[illegible: 1+ letters]t Gods time, and to [illegible: 1+ letters]ear all his troubles chearfully in the mean time, which was a singular mercy, and indeed greater than the actual don[illegible: 1+ letters] of any temporal blessing.

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