_The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before hill eyes._ A SHARP CONTRAST OF SIN AND HOLINESS I. the character of the wicked (Verses 1-4). Depravity is the sinner’s oracle. Its impulses come to him like those responses from superhuman sources which co... [ Continue Reading ]
_He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good._ THE STATE AND CONDITION OF AN HABITUAL SINNER I. The character of an habitual sinner. He is one who “deviseth mischief upon his bed,” his hours of leisure are employed upon it. 1. The time of retirement is the fitt... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thy mercy, O Lord, Is in the heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds._ SKY, EARTH AND SEA; A PARABLE OF GOD This wonderful description of the manifold brightness of the Divine nature is introduced in this psalm with singular abruptness. It is set side by side with a vivid picture o... [ Continue Reading ]
_O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast._ THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IN THE PRESERVATION OF HIS LIVING CREATURES As He made all living creatures, they are the objects of His continual care. As He made the world with astonishing magnificence; he presides over and governs it for the purposes for which it w... [ Continue Reading ]
_How excellent is Thy loving-kindness, O God._ THE EXCELLENCE OF GOD’S LOVING-KINDNESS I. The subject of the text. “Thy loving-kindness, O God.” 1. Manifested-- (1) In creation. (2) In providence. (3) In grace. 2. Felt or experienced-- (1) In conversion. (2) In reconciliation and adoption.... [ Continue Reading ]
_They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house, and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures._ WHAT MEN FIND BENEATH THE WINGS OF GOD I. Satisfaction. Allusion is made, no doubt, to the festal meal of priests and worshippers in the temple, on occasion of the peac... [ Continue Reading ]
_For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see light._ LIFE AND LIGHT We think of Easter as the festival of the defeat of death: it is no less the festival of the glory of life. It is one of the many proofs that God desires and loves our health and not our sickness, our happiness... [ Continue Reading ]
_O continue Thy loving-kindness unto them that know Thee._ 1. The true mark of a godly man standeth in the conjunction of faith in God with sincere study of obedience to him, for “he is the man that knoweth God, and is upright in heart.” 2. Albeit, what the believer hath found in God by experience... [ Continue Reading ]