Spurgeon PS1811 EXPOSITION. The storm thickened, and the clouds pouring forth torrents of rain combined to form the secret chamber of the invisible but wonder-working God. "Pavilioned in impervious shade"…

Spurgeon PS1810 EXPOSITION. There is inimitable grandeur in this verse. Under the Mosaic system the cherubim are frequently represented as the chariot of God; hence Milton, in "Paradise Lost," writes…

Spurgeon PS1809 EXPOSITION. Amid the terror of the storm Jehovah the Avenger descended, bending beneath his foot the arch of heaven. "_He bowed the heavens also, and came down_." He…

Spurgeon PS1808 EXPOSITION. "_There went up a smoke out of his nostrils_." A violent oriental method of expressing fierce wrath. Since the breath from the nostrils is heated by strong…

Spurgeon PS1807 EXPOSITION. There was no great space between the cry and its answer. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, but is swift to rescue his afflicted. David…

Spurgeon PS1806 EXPOSITION. "_In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God_." Prayer is that postern gate which is left open even when the city is…

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…

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 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 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…