 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...  The Anglo-Saxon - Page 131849Full view - About this book
 | Peter Smith - 1818 - 510 pages
...blessed him ; and when the eye saw, it gave witness to him ; because he delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless and him that had none to help him. The blessing of many that were ready to perish came upon him, and he caused the widow's heart to sing for joy." What... | |
 | 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...had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.' t I had never thought... | |
 | Robert Balfour - 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...none to help him. The blessing of him that «' was ready to perish came upon me, and I caus" ed the widow's heart to sing for joy." Your kind attentions... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...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 blessed me; and when...had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to ging for joy. I was eyes to the blind,... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1840 - 644 pages
...his seed is blessed." Job was a truly liberal man, for he says in defence, against his accusers, " When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when...poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I was eyes to the... | |
 | Gordon Paine - 1988 - 404 pages
...29:14. lib She put on righteousness and it clothed her; her judgment was a robe and a diadem. Ill III When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me. Job 29: 11. When the ear heard her, then it blessed her; and when the eye saw her, it gave witness... | |
 | Barbara J. MacHaffie - 264 pages
...benefactresses of the children of misfortune and sorrow. They might say, in the beautiful language of Job, "When the ear heard me then it blessed me, and when...had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy." The constant and engrossing... | |
 | Hyman Bogen - 1992 - 322 pages
...the Orphan and Humanity's Noblest Volunteer," and on the reverse side was the text from Job 29: 12: "Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him." As the monument was unveiled, many in the audience wept. Some stood around it for a long time... | |
 | 1995 - 524 pages
...to him : " The young men saw me and bid themselves : and the aged arose and stood up. ************ " When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when...had none to help him. " The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. " I put on righteousness,... | |
 | Daniel R. Ernst - 1995 - 366 pages
...my seat in the street! The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose, and stood up, because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless and him that had no one to help him. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor... | |
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