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…

Spurgeon PS1801 TITLE.--"To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the…

Spurgeon PS1715 EXPOSITION. "_As for me_." "I neither envy nor covet these men's happiness, but partly have and partly hope for a far better." To behold God's face and to…

Spurgeon PS1714 EXPOSITION. Almost every word of this verse has furnished matter for discussion to scholars, for it is very obscure. We will, therefore, rest content with the common version,…

Spurgeon PS1713 EXPOSITION. "_Arise, O Lord_." The more furious the attack, the more fervent the Psalmist's prayer. His eye rests singly upon the Almighty, and he feels that God has…

Spurgeon PS1712 EXPOSITION. Lions are not more greedy, nor their ways more cunning than are Satan and his helpers when engaged against the children of God. The blood of souls…

Spurgeon PS1711 EXPOSITION. "_They have now compassed us in our steps_." The fury of the ungodly is aimed not at one believer alone, but at all the band; they have…