![]() ![]() It wasn’t enough for he or a few others to do this it was the duty of all Israel to know and to say that God was their absolutely essential help.Ĭ. Let Israel now say: David thought it necessary that all God’s covenant people recognize this. And this is the delusion of Satan, to diminish and obscure the grace of God.” (Luther, cited in Spurgeon)ī. ![]() For whilst we are in danger, our fear is without measure but when it is once past, we imagine it to have been less than it was indeed. He is always on our side, so long as we keep His paths and walk in His ways.” (Meyer) For the Lord Jesus in His incarnation and death has taken His place beside us forevermore. It is never a matter of uncertainty whether the Lord will be on our side or not. Thus the community confesses that God has been with them in their past history.” (VanGemeren) “The phrase ‘had been on our side’ ( hayah lanu) is the past tense of Immanuel (‘God is with us’). It wasn’t just that Yahweh was present, but that He actively worked on behalf of His people ( on our side). If it had not been the LORD who was on our side: Twice in the first two verses of this psalm, David called Israel to recognize that their help was in God alone. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,Ī. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,” (1-2) The help of God when under the threat of men. They were much moved themselves, and so were all who heard and one of the chief persecutors is said to have been more alarmed at this sight and song than at anything he had seen in Scotland.” (Horatius Bonar, cited in Charles Spurgeon) A. They sang in four parts with deep solemnity, all joining in the well-known tune and Psalm. The number increased till he found himself in the midst of a company of two thousand, who began to sing, as they moved up the long High Street, ‘Now Israel may say,’ etc. An imprisoned minister, John Durie, had been set free, and was met and welcomed on entering the town by two hundred of his friends. ![]() “In the year 1582, this Psalm was sung on a remarkable occasion in Edinburgh. James Montgomery Boice answered this well: “The expressions of the psalm (‘when men attacked us,’ ‘swept us away,’ ‘escaped like a bird’) sound more like a military attack and deliverance from it than captivity.” It is best to keep the connection with David, considering it an earnest plea for Israel to thank God for deliverance past and present. Here we see David leading Israel in giving thanks to God for past help and expressing confidence in His continuing help.ĭespite the attribution to David, several commentators connect this psalm with exiles returning from Babylon. Psalm 122:4 mentions that the pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem to give thanks. ![]()
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