08 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—IX—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 1/3

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We have now to turn and see the sudden change of fortune which lifted the exile to a throne. The heavy cloud which had brooded so long ...
06 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VIII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 4/4

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The words are so definite that they appear to refer to some historic occasion: And as for me—in their sickness my clothing was sac...
05 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VIII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 3/4

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The closing words remind us of the last verse of psalm xxvii. They are distinctly quoted from it, with the variation that there the hea...
04 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VIII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 2/4

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No period of the life will so well correspond to such a requirement as the sixteen months of his stay in Ziklag, during which he was co...
03 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VIII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 1/4

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As our purpose in this volume is not a complete biography, it will not be necessary to dwell on the subsequent portions of the exile, i...
02 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 6/6

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The second part continues the closing strain of the former, and describes the plots of his foes in the familiar metaphor of the pit, in...
01 September, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 5/6

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The past deliverances should make the present confidence more easy; and the true use of all earlier exercises of trust is to prepare fo...
31 August, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 4/6

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These resemblances are the designation of his enemies as lions (vii. 2; lvii. 4); the image of their falling into their own trap (vii. ...
30 August, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 3/6

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With what magnificent boldness he paints God the Judge arraying Himself in His armour of destruction! (11) God is a righteous Judge,...
29 August, 2020

The Life of David According to the Psalms—VII—THE EXILE—CONTINUED 2/6

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Then follows, with another abrupt turn, a vehement cry to God to judge his cause; his own individual case melts into the thought of a w...