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Genesis 49:18

The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 49:18

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

A dying saint's exercise.

I. ADORATION. "O Lord!" Jehovah the God of redemption, the supreme object of worship.

II. MEDITATION. "Thy salvation!" What a theme for the thoughts to dwell on God's salvation in its origin, in its greatness, in its freeness, &c.

III. EXPECTATION. "For thy salvation do I hope." Hope is the expectation of fixture good, and presupposes faith as its ground-work and support.—W.

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