And of Psa. 5
Verse 1 to 3.-Engagement with the Lord above, when in circumstances in the earth below-this realized in Jesus Christ the righteous-and in those in such circumstances under the leading of the Spirit of Christ.
Verse 4 to end.--Expression of righteousness unto the Lord concerning those that are in the earth, in the power of holy separation of heart, in engagement and delight in the ways of the Lord.
Fragment: Leading Heads of Psalms
Leading Heads Of Psalms.
Psalm 7. - In the sufferings of Christ, in the day of His humiliation, He looked up unto Him that was able to save Him from death. No delivering power was sought in the earth; but He cried unto GOD against its oppressive power; and here is the patience and faith of the saints.
Righteousness and grace had no restraining power, when presented in all their blessedness in the person of Christ; nor have they on evil men, when found by His Spirit, in His saints. They rather provoked evil nature, and drew out its enmity; but the righteous makes his complaint unto GOD, in patient endurance.
While in the earth, righteousness was rejected in Christ; He looked up, and now a new thing is seen. The enemies are cast down; the name of the Lord is honored; and the congregation of the peoples compass Him about; and such intelligence of blessed victory given to the saints in Christ, led. by His Spirit, as the truth is in Him. Such the just living by faith.
And now the end of all is seen; the wicked perishing in his own pit, and the righteous praising the Lord Most High.
Fragment: Leading Heads of Psalms
Leading Heads Of Psalms.
Psa. 8-The glory of Christ in the kingdom, unfolded by Him who knows the end from the beginning. In Matt. 21, when a sample of the kingdom was given, in the king riding into Jerusalem, Jesus quoted and applied this Psalm to it. Again, the apostle calls the things of it "the world to comer brought out consequent to the sufferings of Christ, and His present place at the right hand of God, crowned with glory and honor, when all things shall be put under him, which we do not now see.
Then will the name of the Lord be excellent in all the earth; His glory set above the heavens; the enemy and the avenger stilled; the babes praising His name; everything that hath breath praising the Lord.