4 To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.
And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him. And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.
With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints, And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;
The Lord is near all those who give honour to his name; even to all who give honour to him with true hearts.
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.
<To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God. My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?
And God said to Jacob, Go up now to Beth-el and make your living-place there: and put up an altar there to the God who came to you when you were in flight from your brother Esau. Then Jacob said to all his people, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and make yourselves clean, and put on a change of clothing: And let us go up to Beth-el: and there I will make an altar to God, who gave me an answer in the day of my trouble, and was with me wherever I went.
And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.
I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.
<To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies! The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.
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Commentary on Genesis 13 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 13
In this chapter we have a further account concerning Abram.
Gen 13:1-4
Gen 13:5-9
We have here an unhappy falling out between Abram and Lot, who had hitherto been inseparable companions (see v. 1, and ch. 12:4), but now parted.
Gen 13:10-13
We have here the choice that Lot made when he parted from Abram. Upon this occasion, one would have expected,
Gen 13:14-18
We have here an account of a gracious visit which God paid to Abram, to confirm the promise to him and his. Observe,