praise. God the Father gives them to him, when, by his Spirit and grace, he works upon them to
submit to the Lord Jesus.
Verses 10–12
Whatever we rejoice in, in this world, it must always be with trembling, because of the
uncertainty of all things in it. To welcome Jesus Christ, and to submit to him, is our wisdom and
interest. Let him be very dear and precious; love him above all, love him in sincerity, love him
much, as she did, to whom much was forgiven, and, in token of it, kissed his feet, Lu 7:38. And
with a kiss of loyalty take this yoke upon you, and give up yourselves to be governed by his laws,
disposed of by his providence, and entirely devoted to his cause. Unbelief is a sin against the remedy.
It will be utter destruction to yourselves; lest ye perish in the way of your sins, and from the way
of your vain hopes; lest your way perish, lest you prove to have missed the way of happiness. Christ
is the way; take heed lest ye be cut off from Him as your way to God. They thought themselves in
the way; but neglecting Christ, they perish from it. Blessed will those be in the day of wrath, who,
by trusting in Christ, have made him their Refuge.
Chapter 3
Chapter Outline
David complains to God of his enemies, and (1–3)
confides in God.
He triumphs over his fears, and gives God (4–8)
the glory, and takes to himself the comfort.Verses 1–3
An active believer, the more he is beaten off from God, either by the rebukes of providence, or
the reproaches of enemies, the faster hold he will take, and the closer will he cleave to him. A child
of God startles at the very thought of despairing of help in God. See what God is to his people,
what he will be, what they have found him, what David found in him. 1. Safety; a shield for me;
which denotes the advantage of that protection. 2. Honour; those whom God owns for his, have
true honour put upon them. 3. Joy and deliverance. If, in the worst of times, God's people can lift
up their heads with joy, knowing that all shall work for good to them, they will own God as giving
them both cause and hearts to rejoice.
Verses 4–8
Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always
found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of
God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He