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John Trapp on Psalms 34:15

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Psalms34:15

Verſ. 15. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous] He ſeeth and weigheth the wrongs they ſuſtain for peace ſake, and they ſhall be no loſers thereby; provided that their purſute of peace proceed from the filiall fear of God, which David here profeſſeth to teach, Verſ. 11. Gods eyes are intent, his ears attent to theſe righteous ones. Palàm, clàm (as Aben-Ezra here) openly, ſecretly, he will right them and recompenſe them. Should not God ſee, as well as hear (ſaith another) his children ſhould want many things. Wee apprehend not all our own wants, and ſo cannot pray for relief of all. Hee (of his own accord without any monitor) is wont to aid us.

And his ears are open to their cry] Heb. Are to their cry. Or, (as St. Peter hath it) His ears are into their prayers; 1 Pet. 3[illegible: 1 letter] to ſhew, that though their prayers are ſo faint and feeble that they cannot enter into the ears of the Lord of Hoaſts, yet that he will bow down and incline his ears unto, nay into their prayers, their breathings, Lam. 3.56.

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