Psalm 13:6 I will sing to the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me. This Psalm, like many others, begins in sorrow, but ends in joy. In all God's works there is a great likeness running throughout — a change from bad to good, from hope deferred to real enjoyment; as the proverb has it, "No cross, no crown" Thus it is that daylight succeeds the darkness of night, and disperses it. Health and strength follow so often after a bed of sickness, inward joy after a long period of outward sorrow. Our Lord Himself "went not after joy; but first He suffered pain." And such is the life's history of all God's most chosen saints. How differently a man goes through the world who dwells upon the blessings he has received more than the sorrows and trials he may have undergone, who tries to see in all circumstances of his life God's goodness towards himself, instead of repining continually in discontent at everything which crosses his will or his hopes. It is in this way that God so often draws the hearts of men to Himself, weans them from the love of this world, makes them to love Him supremely before all else, and thus sows the seed of eternal life in their hearts. We are all surrounded by a thousand blessings, of which we take little or no account. These words of the text contain a direct expression of our own individual blessings and mercies. It is the work of God's Holy Spirit in us to shed abroad in our hearts the love of God. And when we love God we love all that belongs to God. Let this be one object of our daily life, to see more and more God's love towards us. (W. J. Stracey, M. A.). Parallel Verses KJV: I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.WEB: I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. For the Chief Musician. By David. |
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