Spurgeon PS1850

EXPOSITION.

This is the winding-up verse into which the writer throws a fulness of expression, indicating the most rapturous delight of gratitude. “_Great deliverance_.” The word “_deliverance_” is plural, to show the variety and completeness of the salvation; the adjective “_great_” is well placed if we consider from what, to what, and how we are saved. All this mercy is given to us in our King, the Lord’s Anointed, and those are blessed indeed who as his seed may expect mercy to be built up for evermore. The Lord was faithful to the literal David, and he will not break his covenant with the spiritual David, for that would far more involve the honour of his crown and character.

The Psalm concludes in the same loving spirit which shone upon its commencement; happy are they who can sing on from love to love, even as the pilgrims marched from strength to strength.

HINTS TO PREACHERS.

Verse 50.–The greatness of salvation, “_great deliverance_;” its channel, “_the King_;” and its perpetuity, “_for evermore_.”