Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: If he could not keep pace with his Lord, and did in some measure lose the joy of walking with God, then he would run after him. If thou canst not lean on Christ’s arm, keep close at Christ’s heel; be as near him as thou canst,...
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy refuge will I rejoice. “If I cannot look up, and see the light of thy face, the very shade of thy wings shall make me glad, and I will sing like a nightingale, in the dark.”
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. “If I cannot get into the light of thy countenance, the very shadow of thy wings shall make me glad. Only let me be near thee; that is all I crave.” Psa_63:7. My soul followeth hard after thee “I am like a dog who loves to keep close to his master’s heels.”
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. That is God’s logic. One likes to see “ therefores” in scripture. They are inferences drawn with great accuracy. Thou hast been my helper. Well, then, thou wilt be my helper; and if I cannot see thy face I will rejoice in the shadow of thy wings. I know that thou...
Thy right hand upholdeth me. There is the secret upholding of divine grace, even when the soul cannot attain the fellowship at which it aims. When we are struggling to be near to God, let us thank the Lord who, by his Spirit, worketh in us the heavenly ardor that makes us run to him. The last three verses of the Psalm describe what would become of...
My soul followeth hard after thee: The Hebrew is, “My soul is glued to thee.” “I am like a dog that keeps close to his master’s heels, and will not leave him.” Psa_63:8. Thy right hand upholdeth me. We should not follow the Lord if his hand were not still underneath us to keep us going.
Thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes, But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Stopped with a shovelful of...
My soul followeth hard after thee: I am after thee, my God, hard after thee, following hard after thee longing for thee, like a dog at the heels of his master’s horse, going with all his might, following hard after thee. Oh, this is a healthy condition to be in. If thou canst not yet reach thy God, yet if thou followest hard after him it is well...
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foes. All our sins, and all other things or beings that are the enemies of our soul, Christ has overcome, and he will leave them upon the...
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. The wicked always grovel, they never rise to higher things; and their course shall be downward,-downward to the grave, downward to eternal death.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. The jackal is the creature meant here, for he haunts the battlefield, and devours the slain. So it came to pass with many of David’s foes. They fell in battle, and the wild beasts devoured them.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. Or jackals, as his name did become.
They shall fall by the sword: They took the sword; they shall perish by the sword. They were seeking to slay David; they shall be themselves slain. Psa_63:10. They shall be a portion for foxes. Not for lions; but for foxes, or jackals, for that is the word; the jackals shall gnaw them in pieces.
But the king shall rejoice in God; David was the king; so you see that he did not rejoice in the slaughter of his enemies, but he did rejoice in his God. Psa_63:11. Every one that sweareth by him shall glory: Those who were true and loyal to the king would have reason for rejoicing when the rebels were overthrown; and those who were true and loyal...
But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. If they cannot be stopped by reason or by repentance, they shall be stopped with a shovelful of earth, for God will stop the mouths of all are in one way or another.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Very hard work to stop it though, for they are always breaking out in a fresh place. They have always some new falsehood. A shovelful of earth will do it, if nothing else will. Let every one here who is accustomed...
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Now a short passage in the New Testament, about Mary, the sister of Martha. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 63.; Luk_10:38-42; and Joh_12:1-8.
Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Let not Israel alone do it. Take up the strain, ye nations. He is the God of all the nations of the earth. “Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands.”
Make a joyful noise unto God all ye lands: sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. In a company of advanced saints, silence may be sometimes profitable. The first verse of the previous Psalm should read, according to the Hebrew, “Praise is silent for thee, O God, in Zion.” Full-grown saints may have their times of waiting in...
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. I still must always cling to the belief that this whole...