 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I...  Select British Classics - Page 351803Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...with me; when my children were about me: When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil. ' When the ear heard me, then it...perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to ging for joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame ; I was a father to the poor, and... | |
 | William Bengo'. Collyer - 1819 - 82 pages
...species.-f* Of all modern philanthropists, I think none had stronger ground for saying, with Job, ' When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when...upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.' t I had never thought seriously of the slave-trade, till I read the incomparable pamphlet of... | |
 | Robert Balfour - Sermons, English - 1819 - 228 pages
...Apostle' a prayer far the Colouiani, i. 9—13. and by Fttcr, 2 1>. i. 2.— IS. ver. 11 — 14. " When the ear heard me, then it " blessed me ; and...him that «' was ready to perish came upon me, and I caus" ed the widow's heart to sing for joy." Your kind attentions may have been divinely excited in... | |
 | Theology, Doctrinal - 1819 - 488 pages
...days when God preserved me0. When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, then it gave witness to me ; because I delivered the poor...came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing ' Job, xxvii. 13, 14, 15. « Job, xxii. 6, 1. h Job, xxii. 9, 10. ' Job, xxvi. 2, 3. k Job, xxxi. 3,... | |
 | Bible - 1819 - 948 pages
...delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, zndhimtluit/iad none to help him. 13 The blessing of him joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was... | |
 | Devotional exercises - 1819 - 286 pages
...fatherless, and those who had none to rescue them from their enemies. 9. The blessing of them who were ready to perish came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 10: 1 was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame^ I directed tire ignorant and perplexed,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 488 pages
...blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me : Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless, and him that had none to help him....came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing with joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame : I was a father to the poor ; and the... | |
 | Theology - 1827 - 304 pages
...then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw me it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poolthat cried, and the fatherless and him that had none to...was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widows' heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness and it clothed me; my judgment was as a robe... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 526 pages
...the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. I was a father to the poor. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for *joy. How properly did such a man use the world, and with what just honour did he nourish in it! Unto... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Sermons - 1820 - 370 pages
...the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. / mas a father to the poor. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. $ How pro* Prov. xiv. 31. f Prov. xxii. 23, * % Job, xxix. 0—21perly did such a man use the... | |
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