 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, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was...  The Spectator - Page 374by Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811Full view - About this book
 | John Leland - 1769 - 470 pages
...Blejflng of him that was ready to perijb came upon me, and I caujed the Widow's Heart tofengfor Joy.-<-I was Eyes to the Blind, and Feet was I to the Lame. I ivas a Father to the Poor. Job. xxix. i2, 13* 15, i6. And, as Charity fuiteth itfelf to their various... | |
 | Titus Knight - Christianity - 1770 - 356 pages
...dejected, I undertook for, pleaded her caufe, fet her at liberty, and filled with exceeding joy. / was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame ; fupplying the lofs of fight, by leading, and guiding in fafety the blind, and becoming a ftaff to... | |
 | Francis Atterbury - Sermons, English - 1774 - 340 pages
...The bleffing " of him that was ready to perm came upon mej " and I caufed the widow's heart to ling for joy. " I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I...to the " lame ; I was a father to the poor, and the " caufe " canfe which I knew not, I fearehed out : and " I brake the jaws of the wickid, and plucked... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - Scotland - 1776 - 502 pages
...bim. The bleffmg of bim tbat tvas ready to perijb came upon me, and I caufed the widow's heart to fmg for joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. After leaving Buxton, pafied thro' Middleton dale, a deep narrow chafm between two vaft cliffs, which... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1776 - 498 pages
...The bleffmg of bim that 'was ready to perijh came upon me, and I caufed the 'widow's heart to fing for joy. I was eyes to the blind, and 'feet was I to the lame. After leaving Buxton, pafled thro' Middleton dale, a deep narrow chafm between two vaft cliffs, which... | |
 | Thomas Harmer - 1776 - 516 pages
...ficknefs, or hurt by accidents, and to guide them in their way that were blind, or ignorant of it, fays, / was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame, Job xxix. 15Every body, accordingly, at all acquainted with the nature of fuch deferts as Ifrael had... | |
 | 1778 - 350 pages
...The bleffing of him " that was ready to perifh came upon me, and I caufed " the widow's heart to fing for joy. I was eyes to the " blind, and feet was I to the-kme-; Twas a father to " the poor, and the caufe which I knew not I fearched " out. Did not I weep... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1784 - 298 pages
...him that wa< ready to perijh tame upon me, and I caufed the widow's heart to firig witb joy. I ivas eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame : I ivas a father to the poor ; and the caufe, which I kae-iu not, Ifearched out. Job. xxix. 11—17.—Thus... | |
 | Bible - 1788 - 600 pages
...for joy. 14 I put on righteoufnefs, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 1 6 I was a father to the poor : and the caufe which I knew not I fearched out. 17 And I brake the... | |
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