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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; Not that their hearts are alike, but it means that he only fashioneth all their hearts. They were all made by him. There is no understanding so great but he made it, and there is no mind so feeble but still he made it: “he...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He fashioneth their hearts alike,.... The Lord is the former and fashioner of the heart, spirit, or soul of man, even of all hearts and spirits; whence he is called the Father of spirits, Hebrews 12:9; see Zechariah 12:1; and he is the former of them alike; which seems to intimate as if all seals were alike, as they are made by the Lord; and it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He considereth all their works. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host See what vast companies of soldiers Darius gathered together, yet Alexander smote them; and Napoleon led into Russia more than half a million of men, yet they melted away like snow.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: Look at Napoleon, who marched more than half a million of men into Russia; but they nearly all melted away, and, after a time, he himself became a captive on the lone rock of St. Helena: “There is no king saved by the multitude of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host,.... He may be at the head of a numerous army, and yet not get the victory over a lesser one, nor escape safe, but be taken by it: there have been such instances; and if he is saved, or gets the victory, it is not owing to the multitude with him, but to the Lord, that gives salvation to kings,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A mighty man is not delivered by much strength. Sooner or later, he dies, however strong he is.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A mighty man is not delivered by much strength. Look at Goliath, stronger than all his fellows; yet how soon he lay prone upon the earth when a single stone from the sling of David smote him in the forehead.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
A horse [is] a vain thing for safety,.... Though it is prepared for the day of battle, and is a very warlike creature, and of great service in war, yet safety only is of the Lord, Proverbs 21:31; this is put for all kinds of military preparations which men are apt to trust in, but should not, for they are "a lie" (i), as the horse is here said to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A horse is a vain thing for safety: It throws its rider, or falls upon him, or is killed with him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy, Beautiful expression! I always like that mixture of fear and hope. An old fisherman used to compare it to his net. “Fear,” said he, “is the weight that sinks it, and hope is the cork that floats it.” To make...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Whatever becomes of kings and princes in the day of need, the Lord will take care of those who fear...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Behold, the eye of the Lord [is] upon them that fear him,.... Not with dread of his wrath, or distrust of his grace, or for sinister ends and selfish views, but with a godly fear; by which men hate evil, depart from it, are careful not to offend God by it, but to serve and worship him; on such is not only his eye of Providence to protect from...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
To deliver their soul from death,.... Not a corporeal death, for the soul dies not, and is never in any danger of death; and should life, or the whole man, be intended here, yet those that fear the Lord, and hope in his mercy, are not exempted and secured from a corporeal death, but die as other men; though sometimes indeed they are remarkably...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. When ethers die of want, the Lord will take care of them that fear him. I remember a story of the siege of Rochelle, when the city was in such straits that the people had to eat cats, and dogs, and rats, and all manner of filthiness. There was one Christian woman, who, having some...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Our soul waiteth for the Lord,.... This, and what follows, are the words of the church, expressing her expectation, faith, and joy, by reason of what is suggested in the preceding verses. She signifies her expectation of good by waiting for the Lord; either for his coming in the flesh, and salvation by him; for which the patriarchs, prophets, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. Notice the three “ours.” Personal possession is the very soul of piety; all else is mere verbiage. Not, “What hearest thou?” but, “What hast thou?” Not, “What he thou talk about?” but, “What dost thou possess?” That is the thing: “Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. Dear friends, notice those three “ours”-three firm clasps, three strong holdfasts: “Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.” Why did he not say, “Our souls wait,” for there are many of us? Ah! but we are so alike in this one thing that it is as if we had only one...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For our heart shall rejoice in him,.... Not in sin, nor in themselves and in their boastings, all such rejoicing is evil; but in the Lord, "in his Word"; as the Targum is, in the essential Word of God, Christ Jesus; in his person, righteousness, and salvation; and this joy is heart joy, inward joy, real joy, joy in the Holy Ghost; and is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. If you do but trust in his holy name, you shall one day rejoice in him. Trust him in the dark, and you shall see the light. Trust him in famine, and you shall surely be fed.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. That is a good prayer with which to close our reading; let us all present it at the throne of the heavenly grace.