to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve.
Here the clouds disperse and hope returns to save the heart from breaking. The church is like Moses's bush: burning yet unconsumed, persecuted by men but not forsaken by God. Though cast down, it is not destroyed, refined as silver in the furnace but never consumed as dross.
AI summary
Commenting on Lamentations 3:21-36
Search and try your ways against the word of God as the standard; examine your thoughts, words, and actions by His holy law, and see how far short they fall. Search the Scriptures for comfort, search into God's everlasting love and the covenant of grace, search your own heart for true repentance and faith in Christ, and you will find what supports you under affliction.
AI summary
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. (q) He does not delight in it.