Psalms 57:1. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me:
He pleads twice; for his was an urgent case. He would have the Lord help him at once; for, perhaps, if the Lord’s mercy came not to him at once, it would be too late; so he cried, "Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me."
Psalms 57:1. For my soul trusteth in thee:
This is the feather on the arrow of prayer that guides it straight to the heart of God. This is the condition attached to the promise, "According to your faith be it unto thee." If you can truly plead that your soul is trusting in God, you may be assured that he will not deny you his mercy.
Psalms 57:1. Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
What a sweet realization there is here of the power of God to protect him! Just as the little chick hides beneath the mother’s wing, and knows no fear, so says David, "in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge." There was no refuge to be seen; but David does not ask to see; an unseen God is all that faith wants. If it be only a shadow, yet the shadow of Jehovah’s wings is substantial enough for our confidence: "In the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast." They will be overpast; the worst calamity will not last forever. We shall think differently of these rough times by-and-by; we ought not to give up in despair, and cast away our confidence while we are in the thick of the fight.
Until the calamities are overpast, it should be our joy to run under God’s protecting wings, and hide ourselves securely there.
Psalms 57:1. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me:
He pleads twice; for his was an urgent case. He would have the Lord help him at once; for, perhaps, if the Lord’s mercy came not to him at once, it would be too late; so he cried, "Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me."
Psalms 57:1. For my soul trusteth in thee:
This is the feather on the arrow of prayer that guides it straight to the heart of God. This is the condition attached to the promise, "According to your faith be it unto thee." If you can truly plead that your soul is trusting in God, you may be assured that he will not deny you his mercy.
Psalms 57:1. Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
What a sweet realization there is here of the power of God to protect him! Just as the little chick hides beneath the mother’s wing, and knows no fear, so says David, "in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge." There was no refuge to be seen; but David does not ask to see; an unseen God is all that faith wants. If it be only a shadow, yet the shadow of Jehovah’s wings is substantial enough for our confidence: "In the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast." They will be overpast; the worst calamity will not last forever. We shall think differently of these rough times by-and-by; we ought not to give up in despair, and cast away our confidence while we are in the thick of the fight.
Until the calamities are overpast, it should be our joy to run under God’s protecting wings, and hide ourselves securely there.