INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
CHAPTER 7
"...let the injuries we receive from men, instead of provoking our passions, kindle & excite our devotions." "It is the glory of God to help the helpless." "It is a presumptuous dangerous thing for any that are guilty, & suffer justly, to appeal to God, as if they were innocent & suffered wrongly;" "When corruption is mortified, when every wicked way & thought are forsaken, & the stream which ran violently towards the world & the flesh is driven back & runs towards God & heaven, then the wickedness of the wicked comes to an end." "Not only, God is my defender, & I shall find him so; but I look for defence & safety in no other; my hope for shelter in a time of danger is placed in God alone; if I have defence, it must be of God." "While God is preparing his instruments of death, he gives the sinners timely warning of their danger, & space to repent & prevent it." "...we must sing to the praise of the Lord most high, who, when his enemies deal proudly, shows that he is above them." CHAPTER 8 "God's glory... How great, how illustrious, how magnificent is his name in all the earth!" "Sometimes the power of God brings to pass great things in his church by very weak & unlikely instruments, & confounds the noble, wise & mighty, by the base, & weak, & foolish things of the world, that no flesh may glory in his presence, but the excellency of the power may the more evidently appear to be of God, & not of men. I Corinthians 1:27, 28." "...we must especially set ourselves to give glory to our Lord Jesus, by confessing that he is Lord, submitting to him as our Lord, & waiting till we see all things put under him & all his enemies made his footstool." CHAPTER 9 "God expects suitable returns of praise from those for whom he has done marvellous works." "Holy joy is the life of thankful praise, as thankful praise is the language of holy joy: I will be glad & rejoice in thee." "The triumph of the Redeemer ought to be the triumphs of the redeemed;" "It is the great support & comfort of good people, when the power of the church's enemies is threatening & the posture of its affairs melancholy & perplexed, that God now rules the world & will shortly judge the world." "The better God is known the more he is trusted." "If we trust God we shall seek him by faithful & fervent prayer, & by a constant care to approve ourselves to him in the whole course of our conversation." "There is a day coming when God will make inquisition for blood, when he will discover what has been shed secretly, & avenge what has been shed unjustly (abortion)" "We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up." "Forgetfulness of God is the cause of all the wickedness of the wicked." "It is a very desirable thing, much for the glory of God & the peace & welfare of the universe, that men should know & consider themselves to be but men, depending creatures, mutable, mortal & accountable." CHAPTER 10 "God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people at any time, but especially in times of trouble." "The sinner proudly glories in his power & success." "Wicked people will not seek after God (that is, will not call upon him); they live without prayer, & that is living without God. They have many thoughts, many projects & devices, but no eye to God in any of them, no submission to his will nor aim at his glory." "Men will not seek after God because they think they have no need of him, their own hands are sufficient for them;" "Let those that suffer by proud oppressors hope that God will, in due time, appear for them; for those that are abusive to them are abusive to God Almighty too." "To whom should the injured subjects appeal but to the sovereign? Help, my Lord, O King! Avenge me of my adversary." "He will put an end to the fury of the persecutors." "He that protects us is the Lord of heaven..." "God speaks the word Satan shall by his instruments no more deceive (Rev. 20:3), no more oppress." Matthew Henry's Commentary: Job To Song Of Solomon, Mac Donald, pgs. 261 - 276.
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JUDY DADISMAN
9/11/2020 01:04:44 pm
I Love Psalms!! Amen
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