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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 73:24
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, etc.] Which is wise and prudent, wholesome, suitable, and seasonable, hearty, sincere, and faithful, and which is freely given, and when taken, infallibly succeeds: or “according to thy counsel” f1037; the determinate counsels, purposes, and will of God, which were of old faithfulness and truth; who does all things after the counsel of his own will in providence and grace: or “by thy counsel” f1038; by the Scriptures of truth, the revealed word, which contains the will of God, and directions for a holy walk and conversation; by the Gospel and truths of it, called the whole counsel of God, (<442027>Acts 20:27), and by his Holy Spirit, which is a spirit of counsel as well as of might; and by which the Lord guides his people in the ways of peace, truth, righteousness, and holiness, through this world, to the heavenly glory, as follows: and afterward receive me to glory; into a glorious place, an house not made with hands, a city whose builder and maker is God, into a kingdom and glory, or a glorious kingdom; and into glorious company, the company of Father, Son, and Spirit, angels and glorified saints, where glorious things will be seen, and a glory enjoyed both in soul and body to all eternity; for this glory is eternal glory, a glory that passes not away: or “in glory” f1039; in a glorious manner: some render it, “after glory thou wilt receive me” f1040 ; that is, after all the glory and honour thou hast bestowed upon me here, thou wilt take me to thyself in heaven; so the Targum, “after the glory is completed, which thou saidst thou wouldst bring upon me, thou wilt receive me:” but rather the sense is, “after” thou hast led and guided me by thy counsel through the wilderness of this world; “after” all the afflictions and temptations of this present life are over; “after” I have passed through the valley of the shadow of death, or “after” death itself, thou wilt receive me into everlasting joy and happiness; (see <600510>1 Peter 5:10).
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