THE PERSECUTOR OF THE NEEDY
Psalms 109:1
This psalm is like a patch of the Sahara amid a smiling Eden. But,
terrible as the words are, remember that they were written by the man
who, on two occasions, spared the life of his persecutor, and who,
when the field of Gilboa was wet with Saul's life-blo... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DELIVERER OF THE NEEDY
Psalms 109:17
This psalm emphasizes the difference, indicated by our Lord, between
His teaching and that addressed to “them of old time,” especially
on the point of forgiveness. It is in such teaching as this that the
psalmist's mood is distinctly inferior to that which... [ Continue Reading ]