Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on Psalm 143:1-12 1. Believers need no greater bulwark to their hope and confidence than can be found in the attributes of God, particularly his faithfulness and righteousness, as illustrated in providence and in the glorious plan of salvation, v. 1. 2. True piety rests not in forms of worship. Real…
Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on Psalm 142:1-7 1. Believer, art thou brought into great straits and perplexities? So was David in the cave. The Lord heard and helped him, and he will succor all who with like faith and courage betake themselves to the throne of grace. Scott: “There can be no situation so distressing,…
Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on Psalm 141:1-10 1. When evil men beset and harass the pious, their resort is a throne of grace, v. 1. The greater their distress, the louder are their cries. All human aid withdrawn, they look to God alone, nor are they disappointed. 2. In the eyes of God’s real people prayer…
Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on Psalm 139:1-24 1. There is no better shape, in which to mould our highest views in theology, than that of devotion, a psalm, a prayer, as this poem shows. Henry: “Divine truths look full as well when they are prayed over, as when they are preached over: and much better…
William S. Plumer’s Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on Psalm 138:1-8 1. Nothing can release us from the obligation to utter the praises of God for all his benefits; and no good man wishes it were otherwise, v. 1. 2. In all acts of worship, in praise particularly, the heart is called for. Reluctance in this…