the ungodly following the course of this world, and minding only the things of the flesh ? Let it be said of you, " They are not so :" " their conversation is in heaven;" their delight is altoge- ther in spiritual things; and " their fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." In a word, endeavour to be as different from the ungodly world around you, as a verdant and fruit- ful tree is from those which are withered and dead; and know, that, if you are looking to the Lord Jesus Christ for fresh supplies of his t^pirit and grace, you shall receive from him such rich com- munications as shall be abundantly sufficient for you^ ]
8 Hos. xiv. 4 — 7.
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Ps. ii. 1 — 12. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vai?i thing P The kings of the earth set them- selves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying. Let us break their hands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasJire. Yet have I set my king 7ipon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto me. Thou art my Son ; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them ivith a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, 0 ye kings ; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trem" hling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from, the way, ivhen his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
THIS psalm in its primary sense relates to Da- vid: it declares the opposition which should be made to his establishment on the throne of Israel, and the final subjugation of all his enemies : both of which events took place according to this predic- tion \ But beyond a doubt a greater than David is here. There are several expressions in this psalm which are not at all applicable to the typical David, and which can pertain to none but the Lord
Jesus • 2 Sam. V. 6, 7^ 17. & 2 Sam. viii. 1 — 15.