Psalm 119:156 Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules. Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD. Two epithets he ascribes to God’s mercies; first, he calls them “great,” and then he calls them “tender” mercies. They are great in many respects: for continuance, they endure for ever; for largeness, they … More Great and Tender Mercies
Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 119:145-152 This section is given up to memories of prayer. The Psalmist describes the time and the manner of his devotions, and pleads with God for deliverance from his troubles. He who has been with God in the closet will find God with him in the furnace. If we have … More Spurgeon: Memories of prayer
Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 119:137, from the Treasury of David This passage deals with the perfect righteousness of Jehovah and his word, and expresses the struggles of a holy soul in reference to that righteousness. The initial letter with which every verse commences in the Hebrew is “P”, and the keyword to us is … More Spurgeon: Can we imagine an unrighteous God?
Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes. Psalm 119:124 Charles H. Spurgeon said, For our ruler to become our teacher is an act of great grace, for which we cannot be too grateful. Among our mercies this is one of the choicest.
Psalm 118: Oh give thanks to the Lord……For he is good. C. H Spurgeon comments: This is reason enough for giving him thanks; goodness is his essence and nature, and therefore he is always to be praised whether we are receiving anything from him or not. Those who only praise God because he does them … More Spurgeon: It is not only that He was good, and will be good, but He IS good.
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a … More Spurgeon: Men fear the mountains, but the mountains tremble before the Lord.
Charles H Spurgeon on Psalm 113:1-2 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! By mentioning the name, the Psalmist would teach us to bless each of the attributes of the Most High, which are as it were the … More What’s in a Name?
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7 I would like this verse to be true of me, trusting in God, even when life hurts. Plans may change, but God’s purpose remains. I was reminded of this when I read of Rachel, a young mom who went … More Plans change… but not God or His purposes
Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! Men may know and be very orthodox, they may talk and be very eloquent, they may speculate and be very profound; but the best proof of their intelligence … More IQ Test in Psalm 111
Have you ever read Psalm 105 and counted how many times either God says, “I DID___” or how many times the Psalmist says, “HE (God) DID ______” Try it today! Here is one example from Psalm 105:16-17 When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, he had sent a man ahead … More God MEANT it for good
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