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Spurgeon PS1802 EXPOSITION. "_The Lord is my rock and my fortress_." Dwelling among the crags and mountain fastnesses of Judea, David had escaped the malice of Saul, and here he…

Spurgeon PS1818 EXPOSITION. It was an ill day, a day of _calamity_, of which evil foes took cruel advantage while they used crafty means utterly to ruin him, yet David…

Spurgeon PS1834 EXPOSITION. "_He teacheth my hands to war_." Martial prowess and skill in the use of weapons are gratefully acknowledged to be the result of divine teaching; no sacrifice…

Spurgeon PS1803 EXPOSITION. In this verse the happy poet resolves to invoke the Lord in joyful song, believing that in all future conflicts his God would deal as well with…

Spurgeon PS1819 EXPOSITION. "_He brought me forth also into a large place_." After pining awhile in the prison-house Joseph reached the palace, and from the cave of Adullam David mounted…

Spurgeon PS1835 EXPOSITION. "_Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation_." Above all we must take the shield of faith, for nothing else can quench Satan's fiery darts;…

Spurgeon PS1804 EXPOSITION. Verses 4-19.--In most poetical language the Psalmist now describes his experience of Jehovah's delivering power. Poesy has in all her treasures no gem more lustrous than the…

Spurgeon PS1820 EXPOSITION. "_The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness_." Viewing this Psalm as prophetical of the Messiah, these strongly-expressed claims to righteousness are readily understood, for his garments…

Spurgeon PS1836 EXPOSITION. "_Thou hast enlarged my steps_." A smooth pathway leading to spacious possessions and camping-grounds had been opened up for him. Instead of threading the narrow mountain paths,…

Spurgeon PS1805 EXPOSITION. "_The sorrows of hell compassed me about_." From all sides the hell-hounds barked furiously. A cordon of devils hemmed in the hunted man of God; every way…