Psalms 144

REFLECTIONS UPON PSALM CXLIV.—Behold, as in a figure, Jesus Christ the darling of heaven, advanced by his father to his right hand, and invested with all power in heaven and in earth! There he rejoices in his God, and in his glorious victories of salvation, and makes intercession for the conquest and ruin of his enemies, and for the abundant happiness of his people.—Great and blessed is the believer’s security in the divine relations and perfections; and infinite is the condescension and kindness of God towards man; so mean, so unsubstantial, so transitory! Certainly then there shall come a day in which God will redeem his people out of all their deep waters of trouble, and take vengeance on his and their enemies. O what a mercy is it to receive, out of the hand of a reconciled God, children endowed with every corporal and mental accomplishment; garners replenished with useful stores; thriving flocks and herds; and a safe and quiet commonwealth! Yet it is not in earthly enjoyments, but in God himself, as our God and our ALL IN ALL, that solid and everlasting happiness consists