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TRUST IN GOD, THE MEANS OF SUCCESS
ASTONISHING is the success of united prayer: nor are any so situated as not to need the intercessions of others. David, though so great and powerful, stood in need of them: and he here records the benefit he received from them [Note: See, and quote the whole preceding context.] — — —
The Psalmist here records,
I. The different grounds of men’s confidence—
The generality make the creature their confidence—
[This prevailed universally among the heathen — — — And it too generally pervaded the Jewish nation also — — — We too, in all our straits and difficulties, are prone to it; leaning to our understanding — — — resting on our own resolutions — — — and undertaking every thing in a dependence on self — — —]
The only proper ground of confidence is God—
[He alone is all-sufficient — — — With him every thing is easy — — — David abhorred the idea of resting on any other [Note: Psa_121:1-2; Psa_11:1-4. Mark the spirit of these passages.] — — — Hence he adopted the resolution in the text.]
II. The correspondent issues of their confidence—
Those who depend on the creature are disappointed—
[This has frequently been the case [Note: 1Ki_20:23.] — — — And it is only what may be expected [Note: Psa_33:17.] — — — Creature-confidence arms God against us [Note: Isa_31:1; Isa_31:3.] — — — and entails his curse on all who indulge it [Note: Jer_17:5-6.] — — —]
But those who depend on God succeed—
[So did Asa [Note: 2Ch_14:11-12.] — — — So did Jehoshaphat [Note: 2Ch_20:12; 2Ch_20:15; 2Ch_20:20.] — — — So did Hezekiah [Note: 2Ch_32:7; 2Ch_32:21.] — — — So did David [Note: ver. 8.] — — — And so shall all, even to the end of the world [Note: Psa_34:22; Psa_125:1-2.] — — —]
Infer,
1. What obligations do we owe to God for the mercies we have now received [Note: Here bring forward the particular circumstances for which the Thanksgiving is appointed.]! — — —
2. What shall not they receive who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ? — — —