Psalms 3

This makes all his subjects become volunteers; they are willing to pay their allegiance to him (Psalm 110:3), Your people shall be a willing people; Plur. Gnam nedabot. 2. Christ is a King to defend his people, as Christ has a scepter to rule them, so a shield to defend them (Ps…

Here is God showing mercy to us; he spins out our forfeited liberties. 3. God shows mercy to us in preventing many evils from invading us (Psalm 3:3): You, O Lord, are a shield for me. God has restrained the wrath of men, and been a screen between us and danger.

As unbelief stains God's honor, and eclipses his name (1 John 5:10): He that believes not makes God a liar; so faith does glorify and hallow God's name. The believer trusts his best jewel in God's hands (Psalm 3:5): Into your hands I commit my spirit. Faith in a mediator does mo…

The third is willfulness: for when the disciples told him that they had seen the Lord, he said flatly, that unless he saw in his hands the print of the nails, he would not believe, and that which is worse than all this, he continued eight days in this willful mind. Now in this e…

Let all Christ's followers look for a growing cross, and a sadder and sadder Now. (Psalm 3) Lord, how are they increased that trouble me? (Psalm 25:17) The troubles of my heart are enlarged — that is, become most broad.

Now this is a spirit of liberty, to have the heart set free from all fears, it is the sum of all security, he has redeemed us, that we might serve him without fear all the days of our lives (Luke 1:74-75, 78). We are free from fear of death, and hell, and of the world, and we do…

Yet his heart was toward the temple, which was a type of Christ; he in his heart had respect to the place where the temple stood, and therein he showed his respect to Christ, and so having respect to him, he had him as his Savior, most unruly Jonah; yet he having respect to Chri…

Thus, like the beggar, we shall be always piecing and mending our garment. The second, that as travelers, we must forget things past, and go on to do more good (Psalm 3:14). The third, that we must set before us the crown of eternal glory and seek to apprehend it (1 Timothy 6:11…

It is true wisdom to be wise for our souls, and for everlasting happiness: and it was the folly of the foolish virgins, that they did not furnish themselves with the oil of grace in time convenient. The second rule: we must in this world come as near heaven and the happiness of…

Therefore let us learn to adhere so firmly to God's will that, although many may strive to move us from his service, we may nevertheless steadily persevere in his obedience. And David himself sets before us the use of this history in Psalm 3, when he says: Many say, who shall de…

Trust and confidence in God it is the life of their souls. (Psalm 3) 2. There is no help for him in God.

One froward wicked man may do much harm in his neighborhood, as there are some whom God reserves as scourges to his people, and goads and thorns to their sides. But when many rise up against us, the temptation is the greater (Psalm 3:1): "Lord, how are they increased which troub…

The saints though they are bruised, yet they are blessed. Not only they shall be blessed, but they are so: Psalm 119:1, Blessed are the undefiled; Psalm 3:8, Thy blessing is upon thy people. Question. How are the saints already blessed?

Would you be secured in evil times? Get grace and fortify this garrison; a good conscience is a Christian's royal fort. David's enemies lay round about him, yet he says: I laid me down and slept (Psalm 3:5). A good conscience can sleep in the mouth of a cannon.

When his sins and temptations have been strong, God has come in with auxiliary forces and his grace has been sufficient. When his heart has been sinking under fears, God has buoyed him up out of the quicksands and lifted up his head out of deep waters (Psalm 3:3): you, O Lord, a…

Philippians 4:12. I know both how to be abased, and how to abound: everywhere, and in all things I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. If I die, it is good; if I live, it is good; if I be full, and rich, it is good; if I be hungry,…

Truly this assuredness only nourishes and defends faith, when we hold fast that which is said in the Psalm: The Lord is our protection, our help in trouble, therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall tremble, and the mountains shall leap into the heart of the sea (Psalm 46…

This made David rejoice when in the Valley of the Shadow of Death; and Moses was rather for dying where he stood, than to go one step without his God (Exodus 33:15). O, my brother, if he will but go along with us, what need we be afraid of ten thousands that shall set themselves…

4. In case we are close begirt with Enemies. There is a Psalm suited to this condition, Lord how are they increased that trouble me? many are they that rise up against me, Psalm 3:1. I laid me down and slept, verse 8.

4. That faith is argued to be strong that has no light of comfort, but walks in darkness upon the margin and borders of a hundred deaths, and yet stays upon the Lord (Isaiah 50:11). So this woman had no comfort, nor ground of sense of comfort from Christ, except rough answers an…