Heavenly Preservation
1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.


Alpine guides often blindfold the traveller who seeks to ascend to those awful heights where dwell eternal frost and ice. When the danger is past the bandage is removed, and the traveller sees for the first time the slippery path along which he has been led. In like manner our Heavenly Father mercifully conceals the future, with its trials and dangers, till we are safely past. All that He hides is hidden in mercy; and all that He reveals is revealed in love. I would not know all, my Father. It is known to Thee, and that is enough. "We walk by faith, and not by sight."

(C. Perren.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

WEB: He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.




God's Guardianship of His Saints
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