Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 125
Overview:
Those returned out of
Captivity are to be thankful.
(1-3)
Those yet in
Captivity are encouraged.
(4-6)
1-3 It is good to observe how
God's deliverances of the
Church
are for us, that we may rejoice in them. And how ought
Redemption from the wrath to come, from the power of
Sin and of
Satan, to be valued! The sinner convinced of his guilt and
danger, when
By looking to a crucified
Saviour he receives peace
to his
Conscience, and power to break off his sins, often can
scarcely believe that the prospect which opens to him is a
reality.
4-6 The beginnings of mercies encourage us to pray for the
completion of them. And while we are in this world there will be
matter for
Prayer, even when we are most furnished with matter
for praise. Suffering saints are often in tears; they share the
calamities of human
Life, and commonly have a greater share than
others. But they sow in tears; they do the duty of an afflicted
state. Weeping must not hinder sowing; we must get good from
times of affliction. And they that sow, in the tears of godly
sorrow, to the
Spirit, shall of the
Spirit reap
Life
Everlasting; and that will be a joyful
Harvest indeed. Blessed
are those that
Mourn, for they shall be for ever comforted. When
we
Mourn for our sins, or suffer for
Christ's sake, we are
sowing in tears, to reap in joy. And remember that
God is not
mocked; for whatever a
Man soweth that shall he reap, Ga
6:7-9. Here, O
Disciple of
Jesus, behold an emblem of thy
present labour and future reward; the
Day is coming when thou
shalt reap in joy, plentiful shall be thy
Harvest, and great
shall be thy joy in the
Lord.