02.115. Psalm 115

Psalms 115:1-18 This psalm instructs us, (1.) To whom glory and praise ought to be ascribed: not to ourselves, but to God’s mercy and truth, Psalms 115:1; not to lifeless, senseless idols, but to God, whose throne is in the heavens, and who doeth whatever he pleaseth, Psalms 115:2-8, Psalms 115:15-16. (2.) How we are to glorify God: 1. By trusting in him, crediting his promise and receiving his blessings, Psalms 115:9-15. 2. By blessing him while we live, Psalms 115:17-18.

Learn, my soul, to deny thyself; to take up thy cross and follow Christ; and to keep thyself from idols. But, make Jehovah, as reconciled in Christ, thy portion, thy trust, thy help, thy shield, thy blessedness, thy comfort, thy praise; and consider thine earthly enjoyments as the gracious gifts of thy God, and an earnest of thy far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.