Excerpt from The Expositor, Vol. 2 Margins. These are the renderings adopted generally by modern commentators, the meaning being, If thou doest well, i.e. If thy thoughts are set on good, will not it (i.e. Thy countenance, v. 6) be lifted up (cf. Job xi. A fallen, sullen countenance, on the other hand, is an indication that evil is brooding within, which, upon the first temptation of sin, will break out in some overt act. This is expressed in the clause which follows. And (the verse continues) the desire of sin is directed ...
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Excerpt from The Expositor, Vol. 2 Margins. These are the renderings adopted generally by modern commentators, the meaning being, If thou doest well, i.e. If thy thoughts are set on good, will not it (i.e. Thy countenance, v. 6) be lifted up (cf. Job xi. A fallen, sullen countenance, on the other hand, is an indication that evil is brooding within, which, upon the first temptation of sin, will break out in some overt act. This is expressed in the clause which follows. And (the verse continues) the desire of sin is directed towards thee; but thy duty is to cast away thy sullen looks, and overcome it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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