_Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy._ MAN’S ENMITY TOWARDS MAN We see this enmity here in three aspects. I. Piously dreaded. David prays against it. He prays for his own protection. Self-preservation is a natural instinct, and it is right that it should ha... [ Continue Reading ]
_They say, Who shall see them?_ OMNISCIENCE IGNORED I. It is a fact that this notion has great influence upon the conduct of man. They like to cherish such notion, finding it convenient. Because they sometimes escape the eye of man, they think it possible to escape the eye of God. The sinner persu... [ Continue Reading ]
_And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of His doing._ PRESERVATION FROM ENEMIES I. An act of God. His enemies were strong and powerful, but God was omnipotent, and in Him was his help and trust; they designed his utter ruin, but God turned their... [ Continue Reading ]