![]() 44:3) and, if he had not continued very favourable to them, they would have been ruined many a time.Ģ. It was by the favour of God that Israel got and kept possession of Canaan ( Ps. That God had shown himself propitious to their land, and had smiled upon it as his own: "Thou hast been favourable to thy land, as thine, with distinguishing favours." Note, The favour of God is the spring-head of all good, and the fountain of happiness, to nations, as well as to particular persons. 1-3): "Thou has done so and so for us and our fathers." Note, The sense of present afflictions should not drown the remembrance of former mercies but, even when we are brought very low, we must call to remembrance past experiences of God's goodness, which we must take notice of with thankfulness, to his praise. They are to acknowledge with thankfulness the great things God had done for them ( v. The people of God, in a very low and weak condition, are here taught how to address themselves to God. So ready is God to hear and answer the prayers of his people that by his Spirit in the word, and in the heart, he indites their petitions and puts words into their mouths. The church, in affliction and distress, is here, by direction from God, making her application to God. The former part will be of use to direct our desires, the latter to encourage our faith and hope in those prayers. In singing this psalm we may be assisted in our prayers to God both for his church in general and for the land of our nativity in particular. 8) and then recounts the favours to God's Israel which by the spirit of prophecy he gave assurance of to others, and by the spirit of faith he took the assurance of to himself ( v. Here is the dove returning with an olive branch of peace and good tidings the psalmist expects her return ( v. The pleas are taken from former favours ( v. ![]() The petitions are against sin and wrath ( v. The church is like Noah in the ark, between life and death, between hope and fear being so, ![]() The church was here in a deluge above were clouds, below were waves every thing was dark and dismal. They are the public interests that lie near the psalmist's heart here, and the psalm is penned for the great congregation. And nothing appears to the contrary, but that it might be penned then, as well as Ps. The rhythm arrangement is uncertain.Interpreters are generally of the opinion that this psalm was penned after the return of the Jews out of their captivity in Babylon, when they still remained under some tokens of God's displeasure, which they here pray for the removal of. But, even as he utters his lament, the prophet (for the psalm has a true prophetic ring, and is in the highest sense Messianic) sees the clouds break, and hails the promise of abundant harvest, as he watches the sunshine of prosperity and peace once more strike across the land. ![]() In this particular instance, the cry, as we gather from Psalm 85:12, arose from the dread of famine, which was always regarded as a judgment on national sin. Hence many such pathetic cries as those of this psalm. The troubles that succeeded the return perplexed those who had come back, as they felt purified and forgiven. But the bright prospect had quickly been overclouded. The punishment had fallen, and in the glad return Israel had seen a proof that God had covered her guilt, and taken away her sin. The attitude with regard to national sin explains itself only by this reference. There is more than the statement of its first verse (see Note) to connect this psalm with the post-exile period. ![]()
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