40–41. In these two verses we see how the Lord at
will turns the wheel of providence. Paying no respect to man’s imaginary
grandeur, he puts princes down and makes them wander in banishment as they had
made their captives wander when they drove them from land to land: at the same
time, having ever a tender regard for the poor and needy, the Lord delivers the
distressed and sets them in a position of comfort and happiness. This is to be
seen upon the roll of history again and again, and in spiritual experience we
remark its counterpart: the self-sufficient are made to despise themselves and
search in vain for help in the wilderness of their nature, while poor convicted
souls are added to the Lord’s family and dwell in safety as the sheep of his
fold.
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