Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 123
Overview:
The deliverance of the
Church.
(1-5) Thankfulness for the
deliverance.
(6-8)
1-5 God suffers the enemies of his people sometimes to prevail
very far against them, that his power may be seen the more in
their deliverance. Happy the people whose
God is
Jehovah, a
God
all-sufficient. Besides applying this to any particular
deliverance wrought in our days and the ancient times, we should
have in our thoughts the great work of
Redemption By Jesus
Christ,
By which believers were rescued from
Satan.
6-8 God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have
the
Glory. The enemies lay snares for
God's people, to bring
them into
Sin and trouble, and to
Hold them there. Sometimes
they seem to prevail; but in the
Lord let us
Put our trust, and
we shall not be
Put to confusion. The believer will ascribe all
the honour of his
Salvation, to the power,
Mercy, and
Truth of
God, and look back with wonder and thanksgiving
On the way in
which the
Lord has led him. Let us rejoice that our help for the
time to come is in him who made
Heaven and
Earth.