What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
This psalm holds before us the exodus, that deliverance by which God proved His power and grace in a way no age should forget. The whole design was that Abraham's seed might yield themselves wholly to God, becoming His holy and peculiar people, set apart for His service alone.
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Commenting on Psalm 114:1-8
What ailed thee, O thou sea? Wert thou terribly afraid? Did thy strength fail thee? Did thy very heart dry up? What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? Thou wert neighbour to the power of Pharaoh, but thou didst never fear his hosts; stormy wind could never prevail against thee so as to divide thee in twain; but when the way of the...
Israel went out with honor, not stealing away but marching forth from those who spoke a strange tongue. God brought them out to serve Him in holiness and righteousness; He set His sanctuary among them and made Himself their lawgiver and judge, establishing a theocracy where the Lord alone was King.
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Commenting on Psalm 114:1-8