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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:63

I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Ver. 63. I am a companion of all them] Though never so mean, if there be aliquid Christi in them. Grace is of a uniting property, and purgeth out partiality, James 2:1,2 .

That keep thy precepts] The best proof of true fear of God, Psa 103:13 Acts 10:35 .

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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