18. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me. The deliverance has come. Faith sees as well as foresees. He is not
only safe but serene, delivered in peace—peace in his inmost soul. For there were many with me. Many contending against me. Or it may be that he
thankfully acknowledges that the Lord raised him up unexpected allies, fetched
him succor when he most needed it, and made the friendless monarch once more
the head of a great army. The Lord can soon change our condition, and he often
does so when our prayers become fervent. The crisis of life is usually the
secret place of wrestling. Jabbok makes Jacob a prevailing prince. He who
stripped us of all friends makes us see himself in their absence, and can give
them back again in greater numbers that we may see him more joyfully in the
fact of their presence.
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