_Lord, how are they increased that trouble me._ MORNING THOUGHTS With returning day there comes back on the monarch’s heart the recollection of the enemies who threaten him, a nation up in arms against him; his own son heading the rebellion, his wisest and most trusted counsellor in the ranks of hi... [ Continue Reading ]
_There is no help for him in God._ HELP IN GOD David had grieved God, and God had threatened to “raise up evil against him out of his own house.” The threatening was fulfilled in the rebellion of Absalom. Then he seemed so helpless that, in the language of mockery and exultation, his enemies said,... [ Continue Reading ]
_But Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me._ A MAN’S BEST CONFIDENCE IN TRIAL These verses show how much a man may have in reality when he seems to have absolutely nothing in appearance. David has described his estate as one of loneliness, amounting almost to utter desolation, so far as social relatio... [ Continue Reading ]
_Selah._ STOP AND THINK That seems to sum up the several meanings of the word “Selah.” Some say it is a direction to the musicians to play an interlude while the singers ceased; some regard it as a direction to the players to stop and tune their instruments. Others see an injunction to raise heart... [ Continue Reading ]
_I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me._ GOD’S PROTECTION OF THE HELPLESS The reason why we sleep in peace and rise up in safety is, “the Lord sustained me.” This is one of those truths, long familiar and unrealised, which later on m our spiritual life may become to us fresh... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone._ THE SECRET OF DAVID’S CONFIDENCE This shows that David’s expectation of victory was not in himself, in his personal prowess as a warrior, but in the faithfulness of the Lord his God. Hence his impassioned cry, “Arise, O Lord! save me, O my G... [ Continue Reading ]
_Selah._ STOP AND THINK That seems to sum up the several meanings of the word “Selah.” Some say it is a direction to the musicians to play an interlude while the singers ceased; some regard it as a direction to the players to stop and tune their instruments. Others see an injunction to raise heart... [ Continue Reading ]