1. In thee, O Lord, do Iput my trust. Nowhere else do I fly for shelter, let the
tempest howl as it may. The psalmist has one refuge, and that the best one. He
casts out the great sheet anchor of his faith in the time of storm. No mention
is made of merit, but faith relies upon divine favor and faithfulness, and upon
that alone. Let me never be ashamed. How can the Lord let the man be
ultimately put to shame who depends alone upon him? This would not be dealing
like a God of truth and grace. It would bring dishonor upon God himself if
faith were not in the end rewarded. Deliver me in thy righteousness.
Thou art not unjust to desert a trustful soul, or to break thy promises; thou
wilt vindicate the righteousness of thy mysterious providence, and give me
joyful deliverance. How sweetly the declaration of faith in this first verse
sounds, if we read it at the foot of the cross, beholding the promise of the
Father as yea and amen through the Son; viewing God with faith’s eye as he
stands revealed in Jesus crucified.
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