Great and Tender Mercies

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

Spurgeon: Are you seeking to avoid a blessing?

C. H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 11:5 “The Lord tests the righteous” from The Treasury of David: “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 … More Spurgeon: Are you seeking to avoid a blessing?

Great and Tender Mercies

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