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- The metaphors in this verse are derived from the consideration, that things of value are collected together, and often tied up in bundles, like sheaves of corn, to prevent their being scattered and lost, and that whatever is put into a sling is not intended to be preserved, but to be thrown away. "He will keepª° the feetª of his saints,ª and the wickedª shall be silentª° in darkness;ª for¹ by strengthª shall no¹ manª prevail.ª°" {1Sm 2:9} + "Afterª these¹ thingsª the wordª of the LORDª cameª° unto¹ Abramª in a vision,ª saying,ª° Fearª° not,¹ Abram:ª I¹ [am] thy shield,ª [and] thy exceedingª greatª° reward.ª" {Gen 15:1} + "Happyª [art] thou, O Israel:ª who¹ [is] like unto thee,¹ O peopleª savedª° by the LORD,ª the shieldª of thy help,ª and who¹ [is] the swordª of thy excellency!ª and thine enemiesª° shall be found liarsª° unto thee; and thou¹ shalt treadª° upon¹ their high places.ª" {Deu 33:29} + "Which holdethª° our soulª in life,ª and sufferethª° not¹ our feetª to be moved.ª" {Psa 66:9} + "Preciousª in the sightª of the LORDª [is] the deathª of his saints.ª" {Psa 116:15} + "And they shall be¹ mine, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª in that dayª when¹ I¹ make upª° my jewels;ª and I will spareª°¹ them, as¹ a manª sparethª°¹ his own sonª that servethª° him." {Mal 3:17} + "Are²° notª twoª sparrowsª soldª° for a farthing?ª andª oneª ofª themª shall²° notª fallª° onª the¹ groundª withoutª yourª Father.ª ... Butª the¹ veryª hairsª of yourª headª areª° allª numbered.ª°" {Mtt 10:29-30}
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