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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. When God takes his people to dwell in nearness to himself, and they have faith in this promise, I make no doubt that, literally, in the time of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
A thousand shall fall at thy side,.... The left side, as the Targum; so the Arabic version, and Jarchi and Kimchi; which sense the opposition and distinction in the next clause direct unto: this is not to be understood of falling in battle, as some interpret it, but by the pestilence before spoken of: and ten thousand at thy right hand; which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Only with thine eyes shall thou behold,.... The flying arrow, the walking pestilence, and wasting destruction, and the great devastations made by it: and see the reward of the wicked; the vengeance of God upon them, and this as a just punishment for their sins; not looking upon it with delight and pleasure, rejoicing in the misery of their fellow...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, “There shall no evil befall thee.” It may have the appearance of evil; but it shall turn out to thy good. There shall be but the appearance of evil, not...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge,.... So the words, according to Kimchi, also are directed to the good man; giving the reason of his safety, because he trusts in the Lord, and puts himself under his protection: but they should rather be rendered, and the accents require such a reading, "because thou, Lord, art my refuge" (t); and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
There shall no evil befall thee,.... The evil of sin cleaves to the best of saints, the evil of temptations besets them, and the evil of afflictions comes upon them, as chastisements from the Lord; for they must expect to receive evil, in this sense, as well as good, from his hands; but the evil of punishment never touches them; and therefore,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. You remember how the devil misapplied this text to Christ. He was quite right in the application; but he was quite wrong in the. quotation, for he left out the words “in all thy ways.” God will help us in our ways if we...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For he shall give his angels charge over thee,.... Created spirits, so called, made by the Lord, and are at his command; who are ministering spirits to his people, who encamp about them, and are concerned in the preservation of them; they being committed to their care and charge by him who is Lord of heaven and earth: Satan applied this passage to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. They get special commandment to take care of the saints of God-the angels, those unseen but swift and mighty messengers of heaven. When David had the troops paraded before him, when they were...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They shall bear thee up in their hands,.... Which denotes the strength and power of angels to carry the saints in their hands; their tender care of them, such as a parent or nurse have of children; the helpless condition of the people of God, who are like infants, and need to be dealt with after this manner; the condescension of angels to take...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. What royal protection we have, a guard of angels, who count it their delight and their honour to wait upon the seed-royal of the universe, for such are all the saints of God!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder,.... Or be unhurt by such savage and poisonous creatures; as the Israelites, when they travelled through the wilderness, in which were serpents and scorpions; and many of the servants of God have been delivered from them, or have slain them, as Samson, David, and Daniel; and so Christ was among the wild...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. God often gives victories like these to his people, so that Satan and all the powers of evil are trampled down by the holy child-take confidence of the man who is resolved to serve his God.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Strength and mastery may be united. The young lion and the dragon, but the child of God shall overcome them. Talk of St. George and the dragon! We ought to think more of the saint and the dragon. It is he that dwelleth in the secret place of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Because he hath set his love upon me,.... These are the words of God himself; and, according to Aben Ezra, are directed to the angels, describing the good man, and making promises to him; and in this clause he is represented as one that had "set his love" upon the Lord, being first loved by the Lord, and having the grace of love wrought in his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He loves me, and therefore I love him, and I will deliver him because he loves me. Oh, love the Lord all ye saints, love him more and more; for this love of yours shall bring to you a sweet reward.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: Does God take notice of our poor love? Oh, yes, he values the love of his people, for he knows where it came from; it is a part of his own love; the creation of his grace! Psa_91:14. I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Does God value such feeble and imperfect...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him,.... God is to be invoked by prayer, and to be called upon in every time of trouble, in faith and with fervency, in truth and uprightness, and sincerity of soul; and he himself directs and encourages to it, and promises an answer, which he always sooner or later gives; for he is a God hearing and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: Were there ever words fuller of consolation than these? “ He shall call upon me.” Grace will take care to give us the spirit of prayer. “ And I will answer him.” Grace will give the answer.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. Now, it is not a promise to every good man that he shall live for a long period, for some among the best of men die in very early youth, but still they have had a full life, for life must not be measured by years. Oh, how...