Let Israel say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
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
Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. God had made a covenant with their forefathers, a covenant of mercy and love, and to that covenant he was faithful evermore. Israel sinned in Egypt, provoked the Lord in the wilderness, went astray again and again under the judges, and transgressed at all times; and yet the Lord continued to regard them as his...
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