A Commentary of the Book of Psalms: In which Their Literal and Historical Sense, as They Relate to King David and the People Or Israel, is Illustrated; and Their Application to Messiah, to the Church, and to Individuals as Members Thereof, is Pointed Out; with a View to Render the Use of the Psalter Pleasing and Profitable to All Orders and Degreees of Christians |
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... Psalmist must al- ways be the true and expressive language of the believing soul . An organ of utterance well and rightly attuned to every aspiration , and to every emotion of that soul which hath been quickened from spiritual death ...
... Psalmist must al- ways be the true and expressive language of the believing soul . An organ of utterance well and rightly attuned to every aspiration , and to every emotion of that soul which hath been quickened from spiritual death ...
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... Psalmist , Thy word is a lamp unto my feet , and a light unto my path ; open thou mine eyes that I may discern wondrous things out of thy law . " Ah , how they meditate thereon day and night ! And truly can every child of David's ...
... Psalmist , Thy word is a lamp unto my feet , and a light unto my path ; open thou mine eyes that I may discern wondrous things out of thy law . " Ah , how they meditate thereon day and night ! And truly can every child of David's ...
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... Psalmist , or to re - echo the poetical effusions of uninspired men , either to address the living God in the language of his own word , or in the language of some ver- nacular poet , whose taste and forms of thinking , whose forms of ...
... Psalmist , or to re - echo the poetical effusions of uninspired men , either to address the living God in the language of his own word , or in the language of some ver- nacular poet , whose taste and forms of thinking , whose forms of ...
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... Psalmist's language of cursing is but the breath . The world is the heathen whom he prays God to break in pieces . And for ever let the Christian exercise himself with that warfare , else he shall never know the fellowship of the Redeem ...
... Psalmist's language of cursing is but the breath . The world is the heathen whom he prays God to break in pieces . And for ever let the Christian exercise himself with that warfare , else he shall never know the fellowship of the Redeem ...
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... Psalmist's pen . But it would not be difficult to show , that in the Psalms , the ex- pressions of spiritual feeling are infinitely varied , and correspond to every emotion , and to every aspiration of the soul , quickened to the life ...
... Psalmist's pen . But it would not be difficult to show , that in the Psalms , the ex- pressions of spiritual feeling are infinitely varied , and correspond to every emotion , and to every aspiration of the soul , quickened to the life ...
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Page 39 - For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Page 103 - All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Page 56 - ... thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour ; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Page 379 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words : Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain...
Page 51 - As many were astonied at thee, (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men) so shall he sprinkle many nations ; the kings shall shut their mouths at him : for that which had not been told them shall they see ; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
Page 211 - And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his rest shall be glorious.
Page 180 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Page 106 - For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one ; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren...
Page 248 - Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Page 46 - Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.