Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 145
Overview:
Why we should not trust in men.
(1-4) Why we should trust in
God.
(5-10)
1-4 If it is our delight to praise the
Lord while we live, we
shall certainly praise him to all eternity. With this glorious
prospect before us, how low do worldly pursuits seem! There is a
Son of Man in whom there is help, even him who is also the Son
of
God, who will not fail those that trust in him. But all other
sons of men are like the
Man from whom they sprung, who, being
in honour, did not abide.
God has given the
Earth to the
children of men, but there is great striving about it. Yet,
after a while,
No part of the
Earth will be their own, except
that in which their dead bodies are laid. And when
Man returns
to his
Earth, in that very
Day all his plans and designs vanish
and are gone: what then comes of expectations from him?
5-10 The psalmist encourages us to
Put confidence in
God. We
must
Hope in the
Providence of
God for all we need as to this
Life, and in the
Grace of
God for that which is to come. The
God
of
Heaven became a
Man that he might become our
Salvation.
Though he died
On the
Cross for our sins, and was laid in the
Grave, yet his thoughts of
Love to us did not perish; he
Rose
again to fulfil them. When
On Earth, his miracles were examples
of what he is still doing every
Day. He grants deliverance to
captives bound in the chains of
Sin and
Satan. He opens the eyes
of the understanding. He feeds with the
Bread of
Life those who
hunger for
Salvation; and he is the constant Friend of the
Poor
in
Spirit, the helpless: with him
Poor sinners, that are as
fatherless, find
Mercy; and his kingdom shall continue for ever.
Then let sinners flee to him, and believers rejoice in him. And
as the
Lord shall reign for ever, let us stir up each other to
praise his holy name.