Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. I. THE VANITY AND THE VARIETY OF EARTHLY DEPENDENCES. "Some trust in chariots and horses." They were the appendages of war; hence were forbidden to Israel, for war was not their trade, They had no standing, army. They were always to be conscious of the inadequacy of their own resources, and thus to be taught to trust implicitly in God. Nor were they to be exposed to the temptation of conquest. They were never so triumphant as when trusting in God alone. But the text points to the tendency which men have to trust in the creature rather than in the Creator (Jeremiah 17:5-8). II. THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN PEACE AND COURAGE. "But we will remember," etc. The name of the Lord is perpetually recurring in Scripture and has ever a deep and portentous meaning. The name of Jesus has now the same energy. "The Lord our God" — all the best blessings of time and eternity belong to the covenant of grace which is in Jesus. Is God our God? Can we adopt the words of the text? (W. G. Lewis.) Parallel Verses KJV: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.WEB: Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God. |
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