The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
David reached the throne not by his own wit or men's favor, but appointed by God Himself. He had faced mortal dangers a hundred times over; God alone delivered him. This temporal kingdom figures the eternal spiritual kingdom of Christ, in whom David's person is fulfilled.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:1-29
The Lord hath chastened me sore. This is faith's version of the former passage, "Thou hast thrust sore at me; "for the attacks of the enemy are chastisements from the hand of God. The devil tormented Job for his own purposes, but in reality the sorrows of the patriarch were chastisements from the Lord.
David's heart overflowed with God's goodness and he burned to see others taste it too. The more we feel God's mercy, the more our hearts enlarge for obedience. Israel, Aaron's house, all who fear Him must join in one song: His mercy endures forever.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:1-18