Psalm 69:13-29 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of your mercy hear me… I. GOD'S SALVATION IS A GREAT REALITY. "The truth of Thy salvation." There is a substance in it; it is not a shadow, it is not a myth, it is not a mere type or figure of speech, it is a substantial thing, there is a truth in it: "The truth of Thy salvation." 1. View it in reference to the Lord himself. To God, His salvation is in the highest sense full of grace and truth. If I may venture to speak concerning Him of whom we can know nothing except as He reveals Himself, I may say that the truest and deepest thought of God is for the salvation of His people. This lies in the very centre of His heart; and the drift of His other thoughts and acts is all towards this point. 2. God's salvation is a great reality to ourselves, as well as to Him. That day when I saw Christ as my soul's salvation, the great sacrifice for sin was to my soul the most real thing I had ever seen. II. WE HAVE PROVED IT TO BE SO — 1. By our experience of a new life. 2. By our sense of sonship. 3. By our ecstatic joy. 4. We have had Divine support in trouble. 5. God has wrought great deliverances for us. ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. |
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