"The language of ..meekness is that of Eli, "it is the Lord" and that of David to the same purport, ,"Here am I; let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. No only, He can do what he will, subscribing to His power, for who can stay His hand? or, He may do what He will, subscribing to His sovereignty, for He gives not account of any of His matters; or He will do what he will, subscribing to His unchangeableness', for He is of one mind, and who can turn Him? but, Let Him do what he will, subscribing to His wisdom and goodness, as Hezekiah, "Good is the word of the Lord, which thou hast spoken." Let Him do what he will, for He will do what is best; and therefore if God should refer the matter to me, says the meek and quiet soul, being well assured that He knows what is good for me better than I do for myself, I would refer it to him again: "He shall choose our inheritance for us."
Matthew Henry - Meekness and Quietness of Spirit
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