CONTENTS Here are some very striking arguments in favor of the blessedness of waiting on the Lord. The state of such as serve God is described, and their happiness insisted upon. A Psalm, or Song, for the Sabbath-day.... [ Continue Reading ]
From the title of this Psalm, it should seem more than probable that it was composed for the public service of the temple on the sabbath-day. But whether this was the case or not, it is now marked by the Holy Ghost as suitable for the Lord's-day service, and may, under his teaching, be happily made... [ Continue Reading ]
What work, I would ask my soul, hath the Lord made me glad through? Oh! what innumerable subjects may I find for gratitude and joy through the whole kingdoms of his word, his providence, and his grace? And, my soul, wilt thou not chiefly praise him, and shall not thy sabbath-day song, and thy every-... [ Continue Reading ]
How strikingly do these verses represent the state of the ungodly and unregenerate! What can they know, or what can they discover? Jesus, with all his beauty, glory, fulness, suitableness, and all-sufficiency, is nothing in their eyes, neither is there any loveliness that they should desire him. My... [ Continue Reading ]
I beg the Reader to mark the wonderful speaker here introduced. Who but the blessed Jesus could talk of the horn of his exaltation, or of the rich anointings which were poured out upon him without measure? Luke 1:69; John 3:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
Here again we must look out for the ever blessed Jesus. Of whom but that righteous One could the Prophet speak? Surely he is as the palm-tree of Engedi, and the tree of life in the paradise of God. Revelation 22:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
After what the preceding verse said of Jesus, the characters of his people are here beautifully introduced. They are called trees of righteousness, of the Lord's right-hand planting. And from being branches of their living Head, they bring forth fruit unto God. Isaiah 61:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
How very lovely and blessed doth this Sabbath Psalm, or Song, end? For what is the whole of it; nay, what is the whole purport of redemption? Is it not to show forth the faithfulness, the covenant faithfulness, truth, love, mercy, grace, and everlasting kindness of Jehovah, Father, Son, and Holy Gho... [ Continue Reading ]