Tag: Psalms

Matthew Henry on Psalm 53: Convinces us of our sins, sets us blushing and trembling because of them

March 6, 2012

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Thus begins Psalm 53, our passage for today. In “The Treasury of David”, Spurgeon condenses Matthew Henry: God, in this Psalm, “speaketh twice,” for this is the same almost verbatim with the fourteenth Psalm. The scope of it is to convince us of our sins, … More Matthew Henry on Psalm 53: Convinces us of our sins, sets us blushing and trembling because of them

God, hungry??

March 3, 2012

    “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. —Psalm 50:12 ESV C.H.Spurgeon comments, in the Treasury of David: Strange conception, a hungry God! Yet if such an absurd ideal could be truth, and if the Lord hungered for meat, he would not ask it of … More God, hungry??

A rotten confidence

March 2, 2012

   Why should I fear in times of trouble,         when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,     those who trust in their wealth         and boast of the abundance of their riches?—Psalm 49:5-6 ESV Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David: Poor fools, to be content with such a rotten … More A rotten confidence

He rules the mightiest realm as absolute arbiter of destiny, sole monarch of all lands

February 26, 2012

Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. Psalm 47:1-2 C. H. Spurgeon in “The Treasury of David:” Our God is no local deity, no petty ruler of a tribe; in infinite majesty he … More He rules the mightiest realm as absolute arbiter of destiny, sole monarch of all lands

Be still… and let the mammoth realities of human lostness and eternal judgment and never-ending joy and God’s universal triumph take hold of you and change your life

February 24, 2012

Psalm 46 tells us that we all have a need to slow down and just “be still.”  We need time for quiet reflection, but oh how little we actually do just that.  John Piper, in a 1991 sermon, “God: Refuge for His People, Exalted Among the Nations” explains: One of the reasons we invest our lives … More Be still… and let the mammoth realities of human lostness and eternal judgment and never-ending joy and God’s universal triumph take hold of you and change your life

Spurgeon: What a glad thing it is that he reigns on a throne which will never pass away

February 23, 2012

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; Psalm 45:6 Charles H. Spurgeon helps us see the importance of God’s eternal throne: What a glad thing it is that he reigns on a throne which will never pass away, for we need both sovereign grace … More Spurgeon: What a glad thing it is that he reigns on a throne which will never pass away