_Keep not Thou silence, O God: hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God._ AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN I. A lamentable social scene (Psalms 83:2). The scene is that of men in tumultuous hostility both to God and His people. They appear developing all the leading characteristics of sin. 1. Boisterous. T... [ Continue Reading ]
_They have taken crafty counsel against Thy people, and consulted against Thy hidden ones._ THE ENMITY OF THE WICKED AGAINST THE CHURCH I. The enmity which the wicked bear to the Church of God, and from whence it proceeds. 1. This proceeds from the craft and policy, the malice of the Devil, who,... [ Continue Reading ]
_Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek Thy name, O Lord._ SHAME LEADING TO SALVATION I. Ungodly men have good cause to be ashamed-- 1. Because of the wrong they are doing to their Maker. You pride yourself upon your uprightness and integrity; but must God alone, then, be made to Suffer... [ Continue Reading ]
_That men may know that Thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth._ THE INNER PROOFS OF GOD The age in which we live is frequently characterized as an age of unbelief. Certainly it is an age in which much unbelief comes to the front, aggressively; and hence it is an ag... [ Continue Reading ]