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Spurgeon PS111 SUBJECT.--Charles Simeon gives an excellent summary of this Psalm in the following sentences:--"The Psalms are a rich repository of experimental knowledge. David, at the different periods of his…

Spurgeon PS114 EXPOSITION. David here declares the great source of his unflinching courage. He borrows his light from heaven--from the great central orb of deity. The God of the believer…

Spurgeon PS121 TITLE. This Psalm is headed, "_To the Chief Musician upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David_," which title is identical with that of the sixth Psalm, except that Neginoth…

Spurgeon PS123 EXPOSITION. Total destruction shall overwhelm the lovers of flattery and pride, but meanwhile how they hector and fume! Well did the apostle call them "raging waves of the…

Spurgeon PS1004 EXPOSITION. The proud boastings and lewd blessing of the wicked have been received in evidence against him, and now his own face confirms the accusation, and his empty…

Spurgeon PS1005 EXPOSITION. They shall stand there to be judged, but not to be acquitted. Fear shall lay hold upon them there; they shall not stand their ground; they shall…

Spurgeon PS1006 EXPOSITION. The testimony of the sixth verse concludes the evidence against the prisoner upon the first charge of pride, and certainly it is conclusive in the highest degree.…

Spurgeon PS1007 EXPOSITION. Let us now hear the witnesses in court. Let the wretch speak for himself, for out of his own mouth he will be condemned. "_His mouth is…

Spurgeon PS1008 EXPOSITION. Despite the bragging of this base wretch, it seems that he is as cowardly as he is cruel. "_He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages:…

Spurgeon PS1009 EXPOSITION. The picture becomes blacker, for here is the cunning of the lion, and of the huntsman, as well as the stealthiness of the robber. Surely there are…