Psalms 5

REFLECTIONS UPON PSALM V.—Meditation is the director, fervour the life, faith the presenter, and a reconciled God in Christ as our own the object, the morning a principal season, and patient expectation the attendant, of every true prayer. And, while the holiness, justice, and mercy, of God in Christ demand our sincerity, and encourage our boldness, in approaching to his throne of grace, the wickedness and danger of sinners, the number and mischievous intentions of our enemies, the difficulty of our duty, and our need of immediate blessings, should keep us firmly in the exercise. Never should our brethren of mankind, and especially our fellow saints, lack our warm remembrance in it: and, from the prayer of faith, we may confidently expect the answer of peace. But also miserable are the sinners, the rebels, against God and his Christ! How universal their corruption of heart—of tongue—of practice! How fearful the sin that awaits them! But their contrivances to dishonour Jesus Christ, and afflict his people, or to deliver themselves, shall be made the means of their aggravated wo