V ers. 14-24.-Persistent lwpe and increasing praise. Upon these the psalmist resolves in this second half of the psalm. Let us distinguish the topics of his hope and praise. I. GoD's WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARE INNUMERABLE. (Ver. 15.) They cannot be reckoned up. .A.II his works are right, both in nature and towards man. II. Gou's WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARE MIGHTY WORKS. (Ver. 16.) "I will come ,Yith the mighty deeds or the Lord"-" unto the temple, with all the great and mighty deeds which God has done on my behalf, as my subject of grateful praise." What a tale each life-history could tell I III. GoD's WONDROUS WORKS HAVE BEEN THE TJJEME OF HIS YOUTH, AND SHALL BE OP HIS OLD AGE. (Vers. 17, 18.) He has been taught them from his youth, and now that he is old he will tell them to the coming generation. We should be wise teachers in old age, having the experiences of a whole life to draw from. IV. GoD IN HIS WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.IS AN INCOMPARABLE BEING, (Ver. 19.) None like unto the infinite and eternal Being. His righteousness is perfect and exalted. V. THE AFFLICTIONS WHICH GoD SENDS ARE TO HA VE A QUICKENING AND EXALTING EFFECT. (Vers. 20, 21.) By such means God increases our greatness, and manifests liirnself to us as the comforting God. VI. UPON THESE GROUNDS HE WILL PRAISE GoD DY ALL THE MEANS HE OAN coMM.A..KD. (Vers. 22-24.) With the lute and the harp; his lips shall shout for joy, and bis soul and his tongue shall talk all day of his righteousness which has caused him to triumph over his foes. "Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and bath mad, us kings and priests unlo God aod his Father; to him ·be glory and dominion for ev1 r aod ever." This will be the eternal song of the redeemed creation of God.-S.
EXPOSITION. (vers. 3, 7-16) acoords with the peaceful PSALM LXXIL reign (I Kings iv. 20-25) of" the peaceful Tm: "title" attributes this psalm to Solo- one." The local allusions (vers. 10, 15) mon, and the content.a of the psalm are very suit the circumstances of Solomon's time, faYourable to bis authorship. The prayer The tone, cheerful, equable, nod objective in vers. 1--4 iB an echo of that recorded in rather than subjective, is Solomonio. The l Kings iii. 8. The stress la.id upon "peace" psa!Ql b thought to h!'ve boe~ o0111pose<1 PB, LXXII, 1-20,] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 65