11. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquietedwithin me? He finds after all no sufficient ground for being disquieted. Looked in
the face, his fears were not so overwhelming as they seemed when shrouded in
obscurity. Hope thou in God. Let the anchor still keep its hold. God is
faithful, God is love, there is room and reason for hope. Who is the healthof my countenance and my God. This is the same hopeful expression as that
contained in verse 5, but the addition of andmy God shows that the writer was growing in confidence, and was able
defiantly to reply to the question, “Where is
thy God?” Here he is, ready to deliver me. I am not ashamed to own him amid your
sneers and taunts, for he will rescue me out of your hands. Thus faith closes
the struggle, a victor in fact by anticipation, and in heart by firm reliance.
The saddest countenance will yet be made to shine, if there be a taking of God
at his word and an expectation of his salvation.
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