Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 123:4
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Psalms123:4
1. The occasion of the prayer: the contempt of men. This is often the most difficult to bear.
(a) Because it is most unreasonable. Why ridicule men for yielding to their own convictions of what is right?
(b) Most undeserved. True religion injures no man, but seeks the good of all.
(c) Most profane. To reproach the people of God because they are his people is to reproach God himself.
2. The subject of the prayer.
(a) The prayer: is not for justice, which might be desired, but for mercy.
(b) The plea: "For we are, "etc. The reproaches of men are an encouragement to look for special help from God. The harp hung upon the willows sends forth its sweetest tones. The less it is in human hands the more freely it is played upon by the Spirit of God. —G.R.
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