There are two excellent methods of study in which God has provided for our instruction and edification. One is in creation, in which we may easily understand the power of the Creator and the other is in the scriptures. These make known to us the will of God concerning our obligation. This Psalm teaches us […]
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In the second portion of this Psalm David gives God all the glory for his achievements and encourages himself with the expectation of what God would further do for him. Psalm 18:25-50 – A Psalm of David With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless. To
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 This psalm was first given in 2 Sam. 22:1-51. Here it has been revived and renewed. It is a thanksgiving by David to God for all the times he had been delivered. He wanted to preserve them fresh in his own memory and to diffuse the knowledge of them. The piety of
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 In Psalm 17 David is in great distress and danger from his enemies. He prays to God and seeks shelter in Him. Again he is a type of Christ, who was perfectly innocent, and yet was hated and persecuted. Like David, Christ committed Himself and His cause to Him who judges
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 Psalm 16 has something of David in it, but much more of Christ. It begins with expressions of devotion that could only be applied to Christ. Yet concludes with such confidence of a resurrection that it must be applied to Christ. David speaks of himself as a member of Christ, and
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 This short but excellent Psalm is to show us the way to heaven. It’s to convince us that the way to this happiness, is the way of holiness and honesty. Christ, Himself is the Way, and we must walk in Him as our way which is also given in Matt. 19:17. “If
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 This Psalm in general is a description of the depravity of human nature. How we are conceived in sin and of the corruption of the majority of mankind. In almost all the psalms from the 3rd to this, David had been complaining of those who hated him. Now he traces all those
Psalm 14 – Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph Read More »
BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 This psalm is for the soul that feels deserted. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him. He earnestly prays to God to consider his case and comfort him. The Psalm concludes with an assurance of an answer of peace. Trust in the Salvation of the Lord. Psalm 13
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 David likely penned this psalm during Saul’s reign, when there was a general decay of honesty and goodness. He, himself suffered by the treachery of false friends and sworn enemies. Perhaps David, in spirit, foresaw that some of his successors would bring things to as bad a conclusion as is here
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BOOK ONE Psalms 1–41 In Psalm 11, David has a struggle with a temptation to distrust God. He is tempted to use his own means to ensure safety in a time of danger. It is supposed to have been penned when he began to feel the resentments of Saul’s envy and had had the javelin
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