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Christ Himself testifies to the girding of the Almighty when He says, "To this end was I born, and for this purpose came I into the world." Abraham was girded for a particular work and mission, in what is otherwise denominated his call. Joseph, in Egypt, distinguishes the girding of God's hand, when he comforts his guilty brothers in the assurance, "So it was not you that sent me hither, but God." Moses and Samuel were even called by name, and set to their great life-work in the same manner. And what is Paul endeavouring in all the stress and pressure of his mighty apostle-ship, but to perform the work for which God's Spirit girded him at his call, and to apprehend that for which he was apprehended of Christ Jesus?

(H. Bushnell, D. D.)

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KJV: I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

WEB: I am Yahweh, and there is none else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;