Charles Spurgeon
@charles.spurgeon
British Particular Baptist preacher known as the 'Prince of Preachers.' His Treasury of David is a comprehensive commentary on Psalms.
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I am the Lord, I change not - God's immutability is the foundation of our hope and security.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee - God invites us to pray and promises to reveal great things in response.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints - God watches over the dying moments of his children with tender care.
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms - However low we sink, we cannot fall below God's supporting arms.
Salvation is of the Lord - From first to last, salvation belongs wholly to God; man contributes nothing but the sin.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness - Mercy comes to us fresh each day, like manna from heaven.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed - Every morning proves God's faithfulness; his compassions fail not.
Search me, O God - The Psalmist is willing, nay, he invites the Lord to search him. God's servants need not fear the fullest scrutiny.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? - God is everywhere present. It is impossible to escape from his presence.
O Lord, thou hast searched me - Thou knowest me thoroughly; thine all-penetrating glance has gone through me as the mass is run through by the assayer.
As far as the east is from the west - Here is an infinite distance. They can never meet. This is a delightful figure for the utter putting away of sin.
Forget not all his benefits - We ought to treasure up the memory of God's mercies as deeply as we do our grievances.
Bless the Lord, O my soul - Does not the very depth of your being glow with gratitude to God? Surely you need not be exhorted to such a service.
He shall cover thee with his feathers - What condescension is this, that God should compare himself to a hen sheltering her brood!
He that dwelleth - We must dwell - we must abide under the Divine protection. This is no transient visit, but an abiding dwelling.
Be still - Give up your own efforts, and simply trust in Me. This is a hard lesson for flesh and blood to learn.
God is our refuge - What a blessing that there is a cleft in the rock where the defenceless can hide.
The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous - He knows it with approval and delight; he observes, directs, and preserves it.
His delight is in the law of the Lord - The law is his love, his life, his joy, his ambition, his perpetual study.
Blessed - See how the book of Psalms begins with a benediction, even as did the famous Sermon of our Lord upon the mount!
Blessed are the poor in spirit - An empty vessel can be filled, but a full vessel must be emptied before it can hold more.
All things work together for good - Even persecution, temptation, desertion - all things are working together.
For God so loved the world - What a precious word! Its very sound has in it such comfort.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death - It is but the shadow. The shadow of a dog cannot bite; the shadow of a sword cannot kill.
He restoreth my soul - When the soul grows sorrowful, he revives it; when it is sinful, he sanctifies it; when it is weak, he strengthens it.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures - The Christian life has its green pastures, its Sabbaths, its ordinances, its joyful experiences.