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…

Spurgeon PS1710 EXPOSITION. "_They are inclosed in their own fat_." Luxury and gluttony beget vain-glorious fatness of heart, which shuts up its gates against all compassionate emotions and reasonable judgments.…

Spurgeon PS1709 EXPOSITION. "_From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about_." The foes from whom David sought to be rescued were _wicked_ men. It…