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"Love the Lord, all ye His saints" (ver. 23). The Prophet again exhorts, having sight of these things, and saith, "Love the Lord, all ye His saints; for the Lord will require truth." Since "if the righteous shall scarcely be saved, where shall the sinner and the ungodly appear?" ¹ "And He will repay them that do exceeding proudly." And He will repay them who even when conquered are not converted, because they are very proud.