Ps. Ixii. 5 — 8. My soul, wait thou only upon God : for my ex- pectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not he moved. In God is my salva- tion and my glory : the Rock of my strength, ajid my refuge, is in God. Trust m him at all times, ye people ; pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for tis.
THERE is scarcely any thing that more offends the ignorant and ungodly, than a profession of main- taining fellowship with Jehovah, and of receiving from him certain communications which are unknown to the world at large. Such pretensions are con- sidered by them as the offspring of spiritual pride and incurable presumption. But it will scarcely be supposed that the Gospel has reduced us to a lower state than was enjoyed under the law, or deprived us of privileges that were possessed under that less perfect dispensation : yet behold, with what inti- mate access to God the Psalmist was favoured, and what communion with him he teaches every contrite sinner to expect ! It is worthy of observation, that in this psalm there is not one single petition, or thanksgiving : the whole of it is occupied in stating what comfort he found in God, and in encouraging others to expect the same. Especially in the words which we have just read, we see,
I. His happy experience —
^ Great and manifold were David's trials, from his earliest youth even to his dying hoar. But " in all he encouraged himself in th« Lord his God :" He waited upon God as his all-sufficient help — [The psalm begins with affirming this : and, in our text, he encourages his soul to persevere in this blessed course: ''My soul, wait thou only upon God." As for men, he found that they could not be relied upon : both rich and poor were alike but a broken reed, " a lie and vanity ""." Nor could power or wealth afford any better ground of confidence''. God alone has the power requisite for supplying the wants of his creatures'^;
and ^ ver. 9. ^ ver. 10. ' ver. 11.