18 Behold, the aeye of the LORD
is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his
mercya;
19 To deliver their soul from
deatha, and to keep them
alive in afamine.
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18a them that hope in his mercy
Our 'hope' is to eteranl life. That we will be raised from the grave,
obtain a forgiveness for our sins, and be elivated to God's kingdom of glory.
We do not do this upon our own merit. It only by grace and the mercy of
the Lord that we become partakers of salvation. Thus our hope is in his
mercy that he will bless us with forgiveness and raise us up by the grace of
God.
19a To deliver their soul from
death All will be resurrected from the grave. This part of our
salvation is a 'free' gift from God, that we will live again, our spirit
being reunited to its body. 'For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive. To live after dead and become immortal is part of our
great hope in Christ.
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