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Psalms 60:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 60:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Assurance in prayer.

I. THE PRAYER OF THE REJECTED FOR RESTORATION. (.) The grounds of the prayer are:

1. Their great need. Felt themselves as if cast off—the very earth trembling with their calamity. They had been reduced to the helplessness of one overcome with wine.

2. The faithfulness of God to his promises was their banner. (.) They could pray because they carried this banner.

3. They could hope and pray on account of their relation to God. (.) They were beloved of God, and could urge the claim of affection.

II. WHATEVER LOSSES WE SUFFER WE HAVE VIRTUALLY UNIVERSAL POSSESSIONS. (.) "As having nothing, and yet possessing all things." All things are yours: things present, and things to come," etc.

III. THE SPIRIT AND POWER OF GOD MUST LEAD US INTO THE NATURAL POSSESSION.

1. God alone can comfort us in trouble. (.)

2. God alone can give us the victory over our strongest foes. (.) "If God be for us, who can be against us?"—S.

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