Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 60
Overview:
David prays for the deliverance of
Israel from their enemies.
(1-5) He entreats
God to carry
On and complete their victories.
(6-12)
1-5 David owns
God's displeasure to be the cause of all the
hardships he had undergone. And when
God is turning his
Hand in
our favour, it is good to remember our former troubles. In
God's
displeasure their troubles began, therefore in his favour their
prosperity must begin. Those breaches and divisions which the
folly and corruption of
Man make, nothing but the
Wisdom and
Grace of
God can repair,
By pouring out a
Spirit of
Love and
peace,
By which only a kingdom is saved from ruin. The
Anger of
God against
Sin, is the only cause of all misery, private or
public, that has been, is, or shall be. In all these cases there
is
No remedy, but
By returning to the
Lord with
Repentance,
Faith, and
Prayer; beseeching him to return to us.
Christ, the
Son of
David, is given for a
Banner to those that fear
God; in
him they are gathered together in one, and take courage. In his
name and strength they wage
War with the powers of
Darkness.
6-12 If
Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall
be for our eternal good. The
Man who is a new
Creature in
Christ, may rejoice in all the precious promises
God has spoken
in his
Holiness. His present privileges, and the sanctifying
influences of the
Spirit, are sure earnests of heavenly
Glory.
David rejoices in conquering the neighbouring nations, which had
been enemies to
Israel. The
Israel of
God are through
Christ
more than conquerors. Though sometimes they think that the
Lord
has cast them off, yet he will bring them into the strong
City
at last.
Faith in the promise will assure us that it is our
Father's good pleasure to give us the kingdom: But we are not
yet made complete conquerors, and
No true believer will abuse
these truths to indulge sloth, or vain confidence.
Hope in
God
is the best principle of true courage, for what need those fear
who have
God On their side? All our victories are from him, and
while those who willingly submit to our anointed
King shall
share his glories, all his foes shall be
Put under his feet.