_They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion._ TRUSTFULNESS I. Trustfulness in its supreme object: “The Lord” (Jeremiah 17:5). II. Trustfulness securing inestimable blessings. 1. Stability (verse 1). 2. Divine nearness (verse 2). 3. Protection from the power and oppression of wickedness... [ Continue Reading ]
_So the Lord is round about His people._ THE DIVINE PROTECTION The 125th Psalm is of the returning exiles. They are only about fifty thousand. They have made the difficult journey across the desert sands. They have reached Jerusalem. It is an utter ruin--walls levelled, Temple destroyed, everything... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity._ HANDS PUT FORTH TO INIQUITY The shepherd would keep his sheep from straggling. His distress is that all in Israel are not true Israelites. Two sorts of people, described by the poet, have ever been in the Church. The second class, instead of... [ Continue Reading ]
_Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good._ --Two principles may be deduced from this prayer. 1. If you desire good, you must first be good. “Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good.” It is generally understood that if we would do good to others we should first become good ourselves. But it is her... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel _ THE TIME OF TRIAL 1_._ In the time of trial, there will sundry be found hypocrites, counterfeit dealers, misbelievers, who will shift for themselves, and turn aside from the obedience of faith, by their... [ Continue Reading ]