THE CHRISTIAN’S FORTRESS

Psa_124:1-8; Psa_125:1-5



Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psa_124:3 is an allusion to Korah and his company; see Num_16:32-33. Why are we spared when others have been overwhelmed by swift disasters? In Psa_124:4 and Psa_124:5, as the morning breaks, we see the proud waters that have burst their banks and are inundating the low-lying lands. Why did our house escape? In Psa_124:6 and Psa_124:7 we have the metaphor of the ensnared bird and as the fluttering fledgling, when freed, leaps into the sunny air, so do we rejoice when God frees us. But why should we escape when so many never break loose?

Psa_125:1-5

Jerusalem lies on a broad and high mountain range, shut in by two deep valleys. But the surrounding hills are higher, and made her almost impregnable to the methods of ancient warfare. They who trust in God live within ramparts of His loving care for evermore. The scepter of evil may sometimes cast its gaunt shadow over their lives, but it is always arrested in time. Crooked ways are by-paths. The commandments of God are a public thoroughfare. Keep on the highway and no hurt shall assail you.