"The Lord mighty in battle." -Psalm 24:8
Well may our God be glorious in the eyes of his people, seeing that he has wrought such wonders for them, in them, a...
"Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." -Romans 8:23
This groaning is universal among the s...
"I have much people in this city." -Acts 18:10
This should be a great encouragement to try to do good, since God has among the vilest of the vile, the most r...
"There is no spot in thee." -Song of Solomon 4:7
Having pronounced his Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms his praise by a precious negative,...
"Behold, all is vanity." -Ecclesiastes 1:14
Nothing can satisfy the entire man but the Lord's love and the Lord's own self. Saints have tried to anchor in ot...
"Thou art all fair, my love." -Song of Solomon 4:7
The Lord's admiration of his Church is very wonderful, and his description of her beauty is very glowing. ...
"Thou hast made summer and winter." -Psalm 74:17
My soul begin this wintry month with thy God. The cold snows and the piercing winds all remind thee that he ...
"The Lord is my portion, saith my soul." -Lamentations 3:24
It is not "The Lord is partly my portion," nor "The Lord is in my portion"; but he himself makes ...
"Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us." -Psalm 68:28
It is our wisdom, as well as our necessity, to beseech God continually to strengthen t...
"The Lord's portion is his people." -Deuteronomy 32:9
How are they his? By his own sovereign choice. He chose them, and set his love upon them. This he did a...
And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn." -Genesis 29:26
We do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty, b...