3. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath. Having
removed the sin, the anger is removed also. How often did the longsuffering of
God take away from Israel the punishments which had been justly laid upon them!
How often also has the Lord’s chastising hand been removed from us when our
waywardness called for heavier strokes! Thou hast turned thyself from thefierceness of thine anger. When ready to destroy, he had averted his face
from his purpose of judgment and allowed mercy to interpose. The book of Judges
is full of illustrations of this, and the psalmist does well to quote them
while he intercedes. Is not our experience equally studded with instances in
which judgment has been stayed and tenderness has ruled? What a difference
between the fierce anger which is feared and deprecated here, and the speaking
of peace which is foretold in verse 8. There
are many changes in Christian experience, and therefore we must not despair
when we are undergoing the drearier portion of the spiritual life, for soon,
very soon, it may be transformed into gladness.
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