Psalms 19:1 Part First. The praise of the Divine glory in the natural world of creation is first general (vers. 1-4) and then particular (vers. 4-6). I. The whole visible expanse of sky is the theme or occasion of praise. Its teaching or testimony is (1) constant and continuous, (2) independent o... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 19:5 This rising sun is here a figure, token, or shadow of our Lord Jesus Christ. I. Every one may understand that as the sun is beyond comparison the brightest object in these outward and visible heavens, so the great privilege of the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom and Church of Christ's s... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 19:7 There are here six different names by which the law of Jehovah is called, and six different statements regarding it, corresponding to these different names. I. "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." Its very perfection fits it for being the instrument of the Spirit in e... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 19:10 I. The value of the law, as compared with gold, may be measured by the good it does; its honey sweetness by its manner of doing it. II. The twofold commendation of the law in ver. 10 may be taken in connection with what follows as well as with what goes before (ver. 11). (1) "By them... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 19:11 St. Paul says, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." Where then is the reward, the great present reward, in keeping God's commandments? If an uninspired writer had affirmed that the most miserable being in creation would be a Christian supposi... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 19:12 I. How is it that sin possesses the power of deceiving; that, being foul, it can often look so fair, or where it cannot conceal altogether, can yet conceal to so large an extent, its native hideousness? I need hardly answer that it derives this power altogether from ourselves. There is... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 19:12 I. The first prayer, "Cleanse Thou me from secret faults," springs naturally out of the complaint, "Who can understand his errors?" Germs of evil are in our nature that can never be estimated or counted. You may trace and track sin in its outward manifestations, you may reach it inward... [ Continue Reading ]