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Friday, April 26th, 2024
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Bible Commentaries
Peake's Commentary on the Bible Peake's Commentary
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Bibliographical Information
Peake, Arthur. "Commentary on Psalms 131". "Peake's Commentary on the Bible ". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/pfc/psalms-131.html. 1919.
Peake, Arthur. "Commentary on Psalms 131". "Peake's Commentary on the Bible ". https://www.studylight.org/
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CXXXI. Rest in God.— The Psalmist accepts the place God gives him: he does not concern himself with “ great matters,” i.e. with high positions or the like. But an explanation recently suggested is also possible. The “ great matters” may be the questions raised by Greek philosophy. Instead of occupying himself with these the Psalmist rests on Yahweh like a weaned child on his mother. Cf. Ecclesiastes 3:21, “ Search not out that which is too wonderful for thee.”