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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. What is man, — with a life dependent upon his breath, such a vapory thing, each a thin, unsubstantial thing is human life, — what is he that we should trust in him?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: He is the happy man who has learned to trust in the invisible God.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: Never did his promise fail. Perhaps, dear brother, you have not pleaded the promises enough of late. Then the mercy-seat is the place where promises must be pleaded, with the certainty that then they shall be fulfilled.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: Souls that are in bondage will never get freedom till the Lord looses them. Oh, that prisoners of hope, who are here this evening, might have grace to look to God! You cannot pick the look of your prison yourself, nor forge your way through...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: He can not only give you liberty, but understanding, insight into his Word, a knowledge of himself. Ay, but when men get their eyes opened, they see much to make them sorry, and he that increaseth knowledge often increaseth sorrow! Yes, but look at the next words, — Psa_146:8. The LORD raiseth them that are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Lord preserveth the strangers; When our eyes are opened, and we are no more bowed down, but feel we have a sense of God’s love, yet still we know that we are exiles, banished ones, strangers and foreigners, as all our fathers were. It is comforting, therefore, to be assured that “the Lord preserveth the strangers.” Psa_146:9. He relieveth the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. The sovereignty of God should be the delight of his people. God anywhere is blessed, but God on his throne should make his people shout their Hallelujahs with all their heart. Now let us read in the New Testament about one who glorified God and gave...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: It is not enough for the Psalmist to do it himself. He wants help in it, so he says, “Praise ye the LORD.” Wake up, my brethren; bestir yourselves, my sisters; come, all of you, and unite in this holy exercise! “Praise ye the LORD.” Psa_147:1. For it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; Ye that know him, ye that love him, “praise ye the Lord.” “It is good: “it is right, it is acceptable; it is good for you, the Lord counts it good. “It is good to sing praises unto our God;” and to God alone. There is no better argument for anything than that it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. “It is good,” that is to say, it is a thing that ought to be done, it is a right thing “to sing praises unto our God.” “It is good,” that is to say, it is profitable, it is beneficial to our own hearts. Prayer is refreshing, but praise is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; His “our God,” whether he be the God of other men or not.’ He is “our God” by his choice of us, and by our choice of him; “our God” by eternal covenant, to whom we also pledge ourselves: “This God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” Then let us “sing...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praise ye the LORD: This Psalm begins and ends with Hallelujah. So may this service, and so may our lives, commence and conclude with Hallelujah!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: Oh, that the Lord would do so here tonight!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: Praise his name for that. You love his church; be glad that he builds it up. Praise him who quarries every stone, and puts it upon the one foundation that is laid, even Jesus. Psa_147:2. He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Praise him for that. If you were once an outcast, and he has gathered you, give...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: Praise him for that. He is the great Builder, the Builder of the Church. He laid the foundations in the everlasting covenant, he carries on the building with infinite skill by his Divine Spirit: “The Lord doth build up Jerusalem.” Psa_147:2. He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. These are the stones with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: There is something for which to praise him. When the Jews came back from captivity, and found their beautiful city all in ruin, God helped them to build it up again, so they sang, “The Lord doth build up Jerusalem.” We may sing the same sacred song, for the psalmist does not say, “The Lord hath builded,” but “The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. There is the first reason for praise. The Jews were pleased to behold their city rising out of the heap of ruins, they were glad to see the scattered ones, the outcasts, coming back to their native place, and entering into citizenship in Zion. Shall not the Church of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. We want that blessing, too. Oh, that some outcasts might be gathered together! It shall make our hearts cry “Hallelujah!” indeed, if there be a building up of the church and an ingathering of the outcasts.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Praise him for that, ye who have had broken hearts! If he has healed you, surely you should give him great praise.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. To be a builder and a physician, too, are strange offices to be combined in one, yet so it is with God. Is there a broken heart here? The Lord is ready to heal you. See how he does it. “He bindeth up their wounds,”-puts on the strapping, wraps round the linen cloth, and secures the flesh...