BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. John Trapp Complete Commentary. We hence see that the last verse is confirmed, where he said that he was content with God alone, while suffering all kinds of adversity: How so? They are granted in an indirect manner, and in the discipline of graces more important than the gifts themselves. (1) This union of confidence and submission will dispose us to pray for temporal good and earthly deliverances with entire submission to the will of God; confident that we are heard, but leaving the answer to His wisdom. "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". 25. Of this we may assure ourselves, that “none shall ever seek his face in vain.”], 1. BibliographyCalvin, John. "Commentary on Lamentations 3:25". Could it once be said of you, “Behold, he prayeth!” we should have a good hope respecting you: but if you live not nigh to God, in the exercise of fervent prayer, we must declare to you, that God’s goodness, so far as it respects you, will speedily come to an end, and be turned into wrathful indignation: for he has said, that “he will pour out his fury upon all who restrain prayer before him, and call not on his name [Note: Jeremiah 10:25. God is good to such souls; he is a rewarder of them in a way of grace; with himself, as their shield and exceeding great reward; with his Son, and all things freely with him; with his Spirit and graces, and with eternal glory and happiness; such find what they seek for, Christ, his grace, and eternal fire; the Lord never forsakes them, nor the work of his hand in them, and they shall live spiritually and eternally; see ( Hebrews 11:6 ) ( Proverbs 8:17 ) ( Matthew 7:7 ) ( Romans 2:7 ) ( Psalms 9:10 ) ( 69:32 ) . Hence the Prophet reminds us here that God’s blessings flow to us from his favor as from a fountain, as though he had said, “As a perennial fountain sends forth water, so also God’s goodness manifests and extends itself.”, We now, then, understand the Prophet’s meaning. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/lamentations-3.html. The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him. of
This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. ]:” and let him “open his mouth ever so wide, God will fill it [Note: Psalms 81:10. God’s goodness, then, ought to be understood, so to speak, as actual, even what is really enjoyed. The two terms signify the fervour and earnestness of prayer joined to persistency in that fervour; and the rare combination of these gives the highest character to the tone of cur devotion. W. B. Pope, Sermons, Addresses, and Charges, p. 155. La Lm) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools — — —], [God may have many wise and gracious reasons for deferring his answers to our prayers: he may wish to embitter sin to us; to humble our souls move deeply; to make us more sensible of our need of mercy, and of our entire dependence on his grace. 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