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The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:8 Exposition Sweet Evening Hymn! I shall not sit up to watch through fear, but I will lie down; and then I will not lie awake listening to every rustling sound, but I will lie down in peace and sleep, for… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:7 Exposition “It is better,” said one, “to feel God’s favour one hour in our repenting souls, that to sit whole ages under the warmest sunshine that this world affordeth.” Christ in the heart is better than corn in the barn,… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:6 Exposition We have now entered upon the third division of the Psalm, in which the faith of the afflicted one finds utterance in sweet expressions of contentment and peace. There were many, even among David’s own followers, who wanted to… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:5 Exposition Provided that the rebels had obeyed the voice of the last verse, they would now be crying,—”What shall we do to be saved?” And in the present verse, they are pointed to the sacrifice, and exhorted to trust in… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:4 Exposition Tremble and sin not. How many reverse this counsel and sin but tremble not. O that men would take the advice of this verse and commune with their own hearts. Surely a want of thought must be one reason… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:3 Exposition But know. Fools will not learn, and therefore they must again and again be told the same thing, especially when it is such a bitter truth which is to be taught them, viz.:—the fact that the godly are the… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:2 Exposition In this second division of the Psalm, we are led from the closet of prayer into the field of conflict. Remark the undaunted courage of the man of God. He allows that his enemies are great men (for such… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Psalm 4:1 Exposition This is another instance of David’s common habit of pleading past mercies as a ground for the present favor. Here he reviews his Ebenezers and takes comfort from them. It is not to be imagined that he who has… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”
The Treasury of David
Psalm 4 Title. This Psalm is apparently intended to accompany the third, and make a pair with it. If the last may be entitled The Morning Psalm, this from its matter is equally deserving of the title of The Evening Hymn. May the choice… Continue Reading “The Treasury of David”