Psalms 59

Some of those Jews who had their hands imbued in Christ's blood, were saved by that blood: God loves to magnify his goodness, to display the trophies of free grace, and to set up his mercy above you, in spite of sin: Therefore hope in God's mercy. Branch 2: If God shows mercy to…

And thus did the apostles pray against their persecutors (Acts 4:29): O Lord behold their threatenings, and grant to your servants with all boldness to speak your word. Question. David uses imprecations against his enemies, in which he prays for their utter confusion, as Psalm 5…

Notwithstanding, the passive signification may have place: as if the Prophet should say; Whatever is excellent and worthy of commendation among men, proceeds from the mere liberality of God. And in this sense, David calls the Lord, the God of his favor (Psalm 59:10), by whose gr…

He had no means of defense or escape before him, but the Most High is not limited by means. This is a singular support to faith (Psalm 59:9). The experience of his providence hitherto: "unto God that performs all things for me."

Such was our Saviour's against those that defiled the Temple, when with a miraculous authority, he whipped them out, and vindicated the house of God to the worship of God, from the usurpation of the god of this world, Mammon. And therefore we find that passage (Psalm 59) applied…

God has contempt and dishonor for you, as you have cast contempt and dishonor upon Christ: suitable to your sin shall be your punishment. That is observable that we have in Psalm 59. verse 6. their sin is, They return at evening, they make a noise like a dog, and go round about…

Though we have all from God, yet we should soon grow proud, if God did not diet us, and give out renewed evidences of his love and care over us, by degrees, some now, some then, by fresh influences and acts of grace. Look as David prays (Psalm 59:11) of his outward enemies, Dest…

If the tongue be set on fire of Hell while on earth, ah, how will it be set on fire when in Hell! The sins of the mouth cry for vengeance with an open mouth, and make others cry for it too (Psalm 59:11-13), the holy man (not yet king, but prophet) prays, scatter them, bring them…

And the same thing does Augustine teach, not darkly, though briefly, where he thus says: The goodwill of man goes before many gifts of God, but not before all. But of them which it goes before, it itself is one, then follows his reason: because it is written: His mercy has preve…

Psalm 57:1, Be merciful to me O God, etc., verse 3, He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Psalm 59:1, Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. 2. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, verse 10.