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CHAPTER 59 "David prays to be delivered out of the hands of his enemies, & that their cruel designs against him might be defeated." "...earnestly should we pray daily to be defended & delivered from our spiritual enemies, the temptations of Satan, & the corruptions of our own hearts, which war against our spiritual life." "It is not strange if those regard not what they say who have made themselves believe that God regards not what they say." "Let not those expect to find mercy who never showed mercy, for such are wicked transgressors." "When we think God's judgments come slowly upon sinners we must conclude that God has wise & holy ends in the gradual proceedings of his wrath." "Cursing, & lying, & speaking proudly, are some of the worst of the sins of the tongue" "It is not poverty, but discontent, that makes a man unhappy." "God's compassions are new every morning, & therefore it is fit to begin the day with his praises." "As we must direct our prayers to God, so to him we must direct our praises, & must look up, making melody to the Lord." CHAPTER 60 "In a day of public rejoicing we have need to be taught to direct our joy to God & to terminate it in him, to give none of that praise to the instruments of our deliverance which is due to him only, & to encourage our hopes with our joys." "God sometimes shows even his own people hard things in this world, that they may not take up their rest in it, but may dwell at ease in him only." "When God is turning his hand in our favour, it is good to remember our former calamities." "Those that fear God are his beloved; they are dear to him as the apple of his eye." "God's word of promise, being a firm foundation of hope, is a full fountain of joy to all believers." "...pardon is mine, peace is mine, grace mine, Christ mine, heaven mine, God himself mine." "A lively faith in the promise will assure us, not only that the God of peace shall tread Satan under our feet shortly, but that it is our Father's good pleasure to give us the kingdom." "'Through God we shall do valiantly, & so we shall do victoriously; for he it is, & he only, that shall tread down our enemies, & shall have the praise of doing it.'" "Hope in God is the best principle of true courage." "It is only through God, & by the influence of his grace, that we do valiantly; it is he that puts strength into us, & inspires us, who of ourselves are weak & timorous, with courage & resolution." "All our victories, as well as our valour, are from him, & therefore at his feet all our crowns must be cast." CHAPTER 61 "Wherever we are we may have liberty of access to God, & may find a way open to the throne of grace." "That which separates us from our other comforts should drive us so much the nearer to God, the fountain of all comfort." "God's power & promise are a rock that is higher than we. This rock is Christ; those are safe that are in him." "We should therefore by faith & prayer put ourselves under the divine management, that we may be taken under the divine protection." "Past experiences of the benefit of trusting in God, as they should engage us still to keep close to him, so they should encourage us to hope that it will not be in vain. 'Thou hast been my strong tower from the enemy, & thou art as strong as ever, & thy name is as much a refuge to the righteous as ever it was. Proverbs 18:10." "This advantage those have that abide in God's tabernacle, that in the time of trouble he shall there hide them." "We need desire no better heritage than that of those who fear God. If God deal with us as he uses to deal with those that love his name we need not desire to be any better dealt with." "Those abide to good purpose in this world that abide before God, that serve him & walk in his fear; & those that do so shall abide before him for ever." "We need not desire to be better secured than under the protection of God's mercy & truth." "God's preservation of us calls upon us to praise him; & therefore we should desire to live, that we may praise him: Let my soul live, & it shall praise thee." "The vows we have made we must conscientiously perform." CHAPTER 62 "We are in the way both of duty & comfort when our souls wait upon God, when we cheerfully refer ourselves, & the disposal of all our affairs, to his will & wisdom, when we acquiesce in & accommodate ourselves to all the dispensations of his providence, & patiently expect a doubtful event, with an entire satisfaction in his righteousness & goodness, however it be." "'If God is my strength & mighty deliverer, I shall not be greatly moved (that is, I shall not be undone & ruined); I may be shocked, but I shall not be sunk.'" "This hope in God will be an anchor of the soul, sure & stedfast." "It is dangerous putting our trust in men... God is faithful." "Those who seek the ruin of God's chosen are but preparing ruin for themselves." "...as David's faith in God advances to an unshaken stayedness, so his joy in God improves itself into a holy triumph. In God is my salvation & my glory." "Those that have found the comfort of the ways of God themselves will invite others into those ways;" "God is a refuge for us, not only my refuge, but a refuge for us all, even as many as will flee to him & take shelter in him." "To some God speaks twice & they will not hear once; but to others he speaks but once, & they hear twice." "This is a good reason why we should trust in him at all times & live in a constant dependence upon him; for he is able to do all that for us which we trust in him for." "He is merciful in a way peculiar to himself; he is the Father of mercies. II Corinthians 1:3." "No service done him shall go unrewarded, nor any affront given him unpunished, unless it be repented of." "Let those therefore that are wronged commit their cause to him & trust to him to plead it." Matthew Henry's Commentary: Job To Song Of Solomon, Mac Donald, pgs. 455 - 467.
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September 2023
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