...To Him, therefore, " who keepeth truth for ever," they were taught to ascribe the praise. " For they got not the land in possession by their own sword,...the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them." Psal. xliv. 3. In these several circumstances we discover a striking resemblance...

...For they took not possession of the land with their own sword : nor was it their own arm that saved them : but thy right hand and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou tookest pleasure in 1 them. Thou, who didst command the deliverances of Jacob; 5 even thou art my king...

...not the land in possession through their own sword, neither was it their own arm that helped them ; 4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance ; because thou tiadst a favour unto them. 5 Thou art my King, 0 od ; send help unto Jacob. 6 Through thee will we...

...' O God, our fathers have told us what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. For they got not the land in possession by their own sword,...the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.' It is to be remembered, that the land of Canaan is to be considered as a visible...

...land in possession by their own swoitl, neither did iheir own arm save them : but thy right har.d, ors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law favour unto, them. 4 Thou art my King, O God : command deliverances for Jacob. 5 Through thee will...

...land in their possession through their own sword, neither was it their own arm that helped them ; 4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance ; because thou hadst a favour unto them. 5 Thou art my King, O God ; send help unto Jacob. 6 Through thee will we overthrow...

...affairs: The people, says he, got not the land in possession by their own su,ord, neither did their oien arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because Lhou kadst ajal'our unto them. Psalm xliv. 3. We are apt to ascribe these and other similar passages,...

...out. 3 For they got not the land in pofieition by their own fword, neither did their own arm favcthem: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, becaufe thou hadrt a favour unto them. 4 Thou art my king, О God: command deliverances for Jacob....

...spiritual Israel touching the heavenly country, the land which is very far off; "They," natural Israel, " got not the land in possession by their own sword,...the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them." And so it is with spiritual Israel: they can do nothing to obtain heaven, they have...

...people fays he, got not the land in poffejjion by their own fuiord, neither did their own arm fave them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, becaufe thou hadfi a favour unto them, Pfalm xliv. 3. When we read this, and other like paliages, we...