Psalm 38:10 My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me. C.H. Spurgeon comments: Sweet light departed from his bodily eye, and consolation vanished from his soul. Those who were the very light of his eyes forsook him. Hope, the last lamp of night, was ready to go … More Spurgeon Battled Depression
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep…. Psalm 36:6 Charles H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David, comments: Thy judgments are a great deep. God’s dealings with men are not to be fathomed by every boaster who demands to see a why for every wherefore. The Lord is … More Like the great deep
Watch earnestly, for grace is a tender plant in a foreign soil, in an uncongenial clime, while sin is in its own element, and is strongly rooted in the soil. ~~C.H. Surgeon (1834-1892) Sown Among Thorns August 19th, 1888 biblebb.com
From the Treasury of David, Spurgeon says: Note the singular fact that David asked the Lord to be his rock Ps 31:2 because he was his rock; and learn from it that we may pray to enjoy in experience what we grasp by faith. Faith is the foundation of prayer.
In the Treasury of David, C.H. Spurgeon comments Here is David’s declaration and confession of faith, coupled with a testimony from his experience. The Lord is my strength. The Lord employs his power on our behalf, and moreover, infuses strength into us in our weakness. The psalmist, by an act of appropriating faith, takes the omnipotence of Jehovah … More Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 28
In Psalm 25, David pleaded to God appealing to His mercy, saying: “Remember, O Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to Your love remember me, for You are good, O Lord” (Ps. 25:7). Here in Psalm 26, … More Scripture Studies on Psalm 26
Sam Storms May 8, 2007 Series: Meditations on the Psalms If you’ve never given much thought to Psalm 22, there’s no better place to begin than with the following comment of Charles Spurgeon: “For plaintive expressions uprising from unutterable depths of woe we may say of this Psalm, there is none like it. It is … More The Agony and the Ecstasy- Sam Storms on Psalm 22
From the Treasury of David: Contrasts frequently bring out the truth vividly, and here the church sets forth the creature confidences of carnal men in contrast with her reliance upon the Prince Immanuel and the invisible Jehovah. “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses.” Chariots and horses make an imposing show, and with their rattling, and … More Spurgeon on Psalm 20
From Scripture Studies…A Study in Psalms Vol. 3: David ends the psalm with praise for the salvation of the Lord. Significantly, he begins his praise with: “The LORD lives!” The fact that the “LORD lives” was essential for David’s salvation, but it is even more crucial to ours. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead demonstrated that, indeed, “the … More The LORD lives! Psalm 18
Spurgeon on Psalm 11 From The Treasury of David: Verse 5. “The Lord trieth the righteous:” he doth not hate them, but only tries them. They are precious to him, and therefore he refines them with afflictions. None of the Lord’s children may hope to escape from trial, nor, indeed, in our right minds, would any of … More Spurgeon on Psalm 11…Do not seek to “avoid a blessing”
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