Psalms 68:5 It is a beautiful view of the character of the eternal Parent of all His creatures that He fills all the parental relations. "A Father of the fatherless." And His beloved Son well caught in this, as in everything, His Father's mind: "I will not leave you orphans." I. There are fatherle... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 68:18 The Ascension. I. Our Saviour has "gone up on high;" that is, He went up from earth in His human form, and was exalted far above all creatures to the right hand of God His Father. It is not wonderful that the Lord of Life should have burst the bonds of death. It is not wonderful that... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 68:28 Consider: I. What is the strength of a saint. (1) The strength of a saint is the strength of a regenerated man. A regenerated man is not less a man for his regeneration. On the contrary, natural power is brought out in the new birth and sanctified, especially all that is characteristi... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 68:30 God has ordained and sanctioned war. But God has no delight in war. He uses war as an instrument and an agent. But as He has no pleasure in the death of a sinner, though He slays the wicked, so God has no delight in war. I. Mark, first, certain characters that delight in war. (1) Quar... [ Continue Reading ]