CONTENTS This is a thanksgiving hymn. It was probably composed upon the occasion of some remarkable victory that the Lord manifested to the church over her enemies. Some have gone so far as to determine it to have been for the triumph, in the days of Hezekiah, over the Assyrians; 2 Chronicles 20:28... [ Continue Reading ]
The prophet, in the name of the church, is here triumphing in the consciousness of the divine presence. Well indeed might Israel say, He hath not dealt so by any nation; Psalms 147:20. Distinguishing mercies are the sweetest of all mercies. The sun that enlightens, and warms, and makes fruitful the... [ Continue Reading ]
The best comment on this verse is the apostle's general observation, If God be for us, who can be against us? Jesus is both a Sun and a Shield; and no weapon formed against his people can prosper. Romans 8:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
If this be an address to the church, it is a lovely and a just one: Zion is glorious and excellent in her Redeemer's view; Song of Solomon 1:15. But the cause of all this loveliness is from himself. Ezekiel 16:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
These verses serve to illustrate the subject of the whole Psalm, in reference to the occasion on which it is supposed to have been written. If it relates to the destruction of Sennacherib's army in the night, by the destroying angel, the circumstance is here mentioned in great beauty of language. Bu... [ Continue Reading ]
Here are strong and sublime intimations of God's greatness, and of the weakness of all power when opposed to him. Reader, think what that sovereignty will be, when the Lord shall come to judgment, and when he will take vengeance on them that know not God, nor obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ... [ Continue Reading ]
This is a most beautiful verse, and contains a most important doctrine indeed. We easily conceive how the Lord can make all his divine perfections to set forth his glory; but when he maketh the very wrath of man and the malice of his enemies to promote that end, and to produce the very reverse of wh... [ Continue Reading ]
These are the natural and just conclusions of what was said before. If God be so great, and so gracious, oh! seek his favor and his love! Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. And how are these arguments heightened in the view of the rich, and free, and sovereign salva... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS MY soul, thou hast been looking at the happy state of Israel, when living under the divine presence, and beheld the blessedness of having the Lord Jehovah in the midst of his Zion, to comfort and to strengthen her. There, indeed, as the prophet sang, the glorious Lord was unto them as a... [ Continue Reading ]