He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
God's excellence towers far above the heavens, yet He deigns to cast His eyes upon the earth and govern all things according to His will. When you see sudden changes in the world, do not lose sight of His providence; He permits no disorder that is not under His sovereign direction.
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Commenting on Psalm 113:1-9
He stoops from His throne to the dunghill itself to lift the beggar from corruption and filth. We were a sepulcher of death, and no human strength could raise us; only Almighty arms could pull us up, and still pull us up from the dust of sorrow and death.
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Praise is pressed upon us repeatedly because we are slow to it, yet those who serve Him know Him best and have the most reason to praise Him. It is their business to speak well of their Master; if they do not, who should?
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Commenting on Psalm 113:1-9