Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
The psalmist celebrates one deliverance, but means it as proof of God's constant mercy to His people through all ages. His point is comfort: our subjection to enemies has been the furnace proving us as silver, and God's hearing of the faithful proves His acceptance of them alone, not the wicked.
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Commenting on Psalm 66:1-20
Blessed be God. Be his name honoured and loved. Which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. He has neither withdrawn his love nor my liberty to pray. He has neither cast out my prayer nor me. His mercy and my cries still meet each other. The psalm ends on its key note. Praise all through is its spirit and design.
His praise goes beyond words into costly action. He will enter God's house with burnt offerings, the best fed animals, not the lame or lean, for God who is the best must be served with the best we have. Liberal in return, he will not offer what costs him nothing but what costs him greatly.
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Commenting on Psalm 66:13-20