Psalms 70

And Paul speaking of his Apostleship says (Romans 15:15), as one that puts you in remembrance, through the grace given to me; see also 2 Timothy 2:14; Titus 3:1; 2 Peter 1:12, 13, 14; 2 Peter 3:1. So there are two Psalms that bear that title; A Psalm of David to bring to remembr…

Thus Moses by divine direction wrote a memorial of that victory obtained over Amalek as the fruit and return of prayer, and built there an Altar with this Inscription Jehovah Nissi, The Lord my Banner, Exodus 17. 14, 15. Thus Mordecai and Hester took all care to perpetuate the m…

A fourth means is, a poor spirit and beggarly, that is, such a one as has neither comfort within nor without; when nothing will now so comfort him, as the thinking of his present estate will humble him. And this will make a man poor indeed though he be never so rich, and bring h…

1. The event of God's providence prayed for: that they may be ashamed: that is, that they may not prosper and succeed in their attempts: for men are ashamed when they are disappointed, and all their endeavors for the extirpation of God's people are vain and fruitless; and those…

How much more weak you are in yourself, so much the more the Lord receives you. So upon Psalm 70 he forbids us to remember our own righteousness, that we may acknowledge the righteousness of God — and he shows that God does so commend his grace to us that we may know ourselves t…