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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 17:7
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, etc.] In the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, in Christ the essential Word of God; (see <190212> Psalm 2:12,6,7 85:11,12) who have a spiritual knowledge of him, and so trust in him, (<190910>Psalm 9:10) who have seen the vanity and emptiness of all other objects of trust, there being no salvation in them, only in him; who betake themselves to him as their only refuge; lay hold, rest, and rely upon him, as their Saviour; commit their all unto him; trust him with all their concerns, respecting life and salvation, and with their immortal souls; and expect all from him, grace here, and glory hereafter: who trust in his person for their acceptance with God; in his righteousness for their justification; in his blood for the pardon of their sins; in his fulness for the supply of their wants; in his power for protection and preservation; and in all for eternal life and happiness: and such are blessed persons; for they are in the utmost safety; they are as Mount Zion, which can never be removed; they shall want no good thing, temporal or spiritual, proper for them; they enjoy great peace now, and in the world to come everlasting glory: and whose hope the Lord is; the Word of the Lord, according to the Targum, as before: Christ, who is the Hope of Israel, our hope, and Christ in us the hope of glory, (<241408>Jeremiah 14:8 <540101>1 Timothy 1:1 <510127>Colossians 1:27), whose hope is from the Lord, of which he is the author and giver; and is a good hope, through his grace; and which has the Lord Jesus Christ for its object; who turn in to him as prisoners of hope; and lay hold on him, the hope set before them; and do hope in him for pardoning mercy, salvation, and eternal life. Blessed men! their hope shall not make them ashamed; they shall not be disappointed, (<19E605>Psalm 146:5).
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