_I will extol Thee, my God, O King._
THE KINGHOOD OF GOD, AND THE GLORY OF HIS PROVIDENCE: -
I. The Kinghood of God (Psalms 145:1).
1. Absolutely incomparable.
(1) Majesty incomprehensible.
(2) Reign perpetual.
(3) Power tremendous.
2. Supremely praiseworthy.
(1) By all.
(2) At all times.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Every day will I bless Thee._
A GOODLY OCCUPATION
I. The duty imposed.
1. It is purely voluntary. Whatever we do must be done “not
grudgingly, or of necessity.” To do it against our will is to render
mechanical service. In that there is no manhood.
2. It is personal. David appealed to others (v... [ Continue Reading ]
_His greatness is unsearchable._
THE UNSEARCHABLENESS OF GOD
God transcends all thoughts; notwithstanding this, men should search
after His greatness.
I. Searching after His greatness is a righteous occupation.
1. It agrees with the profoundest instincts of the soul.
2. It is stimulated by the... [ Continue Reading ]
_One generation shall praise Thy works to another, and shall declare
Thy mighty acts._
THE LAW OF THE GENERATIONS
The Church that stood aloof from missions would now be as much
condemned as formerly it would have been commended. And how much has
been done in the varied mission fields. Now, all this... [ Continue Reading ]
_And men shall speak of the might of Thy terrible acts: and I will
declare Thy greatness._
HOW “THE UNSPEAKABLE” IS SPOKEN OF
Various are the ways in which men speak of the Lord. There is an
ascending scale in the four sentences of our text. We hear--
I. The awestruck talk. “Men shall. .. terribl... [ Continue Reading ]
_They shall abundantly utter the memory of Thy great goodness._
THE PHILOSOPHY AND PROPRIETY OF ABUNDANT PRAISE
This is called David’s psalm of praise; all through it he is
inflamed by strong desire that God may be greatly magnified.
I. The method of securing the abundant utterance of the Divine... [ Continue Reading ]
_Slow to anger, and of great mercy._
SIN A PROVOCATION AND A MISERY
I. The provocative power of sin. God is susceptible of provocation.
1. He is not cold intellect.
2. He is not indifferent to moral conduct.
3. His nature revolts at sin.
4. However great His displeasure, He controls it.
II. T... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is good to all._
THE GOODNESS OF GOD
Goodness is the same quality in all beings which have understanding,
in God, in angels, and in men; it is, and it must be, the same in
kind, differing only in degree. Now goodness in us is a disposition
and an endeavour to promote the welfare and happ... [ Continue Reading ]
_All Thy works shall praise Thee, O Lord; and Thy saints shall bless
Thee._
TWOFOLD WORSHIP
I. God’s works.
1. They reveal Him--as the building the architect, or the book the
author.
2. They obey Him--never transgress His orders, or neglect His behests.
II. God’s children.
1. They reveal Him m... [ Continue Reading ]
_They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom._
CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION
It is much to be regretted that true children of the Lord often talk
too little of Him. What is the conversation of half the professors of
the present day? Honesty compels us to say that, in many cases, it is
a mass of froth an... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom._
THE GREATNESS AND CONDESCENSION OF GOD
What we admire in these verses is their combining the magnificence of
unlimited power with the assiduity of unlimited tenderness. It is of
great importance that men be taught to view in God this combination of
propertie... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be
bowed down._
THE GOD OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL
The Bible, being a book for humanity, is a book for the weak, the
fallible, and the disappointed. A large part of it is devoted to the
erring and the unsuccessful. Take its biographies. Abra... [ Continue Reading ]
_The eyes of all wait upon Thee._
THE DIVINE DEALINGS AND ATTRIBUTES
We lose a great deal by taking verses by themselves, considering them
as detached and isolated passages in place of noticing how closely
they may be connected with the context. For instance, if we take as
our text the last of thes... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living
thing._
THE CREATOR MINISTERING TO THE WANTS OF HIS CREATION
How does the Almighty provide for His creatures?
I. Personally. “Thou.” The pseudosage ascribes the fruits of the
earth to the elements and laws of Nature. But the Bibl... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is righteous in all His ways._
THE DIVINE WAYS
I. God has many ways of dealing with His universe. God’s ways are
His methods of action.
1. He has settled methods of action in relation to His inanimate
universe He has a way of managing the seas, and the stars, and all the
blind forces of... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him._
GOD AND HIS PEOPLE
I. The persons who are favoured with the Divine presence.
1. They call upon God.
2. They call upon Him in truth.
3. They desire Him.
4. They fear Him.
5. They cry unto Him.
6. They love Him.
7. They praise Him.
II. The... [ Continue Reading ]
_All them that love Him._
LOVE TO GOD
I. On what account God is to be loved, and is loved by His saints.
1. For Himself (Psalms 8:1).
2. As their chief, yea, only good (Psalms 73:25).
3. For the blessings of His goodness communicated to them (Psalms
6:9).
4. For the various relations in which... [ Continue Reading ]