Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 48:3
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Psalms48:3
1. God is a refuge in his church. The church is a city of refuge, but the refuge is not in its church, but its God.
(a) For sinners from wrath.
(b) For saints from trials and fears.
(c) God is there known as such, known to thousands, not known as such elsewhere. "They that know thy name, "etc.
Verses 4-7.
1. The opposition of worldly powers to the church. "The kings, "etc.
2. The manner in which they are subdued —by their own fears; conscience has persecuted those who have persecuted the church of God. They who have seized the ark of God have been glad to return it with an offering.
3. The completeness of their overthrow, As a fleet of ships of Tarshish, dispersed, broken, and engulfed by the east wind.
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