Psalm 13:5 But I have trusted in your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. The minister of the Gospel is to proclaim free grace everywhere. But the heart must be awakened ere it can receive the truth of God's grace. I. THE EXPERIMENTAL STATEMENT OF DAVID. "I have trusted in Thy mercy." He was a sinner, but here was all his hope. This the test of true discipleship, whether we have come to trust as David did, and to hope in the mercy of God through Jesus Christ. And he knew this experimentally. Dry doctrines will not suffice alone. They would starve a soul. There must be experience. David here tells out his sorrow. He mourns God's delays. But he trusts in God. II. HIS EXPERIENCE. "My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation." He had trusted, and he anticipates rejoicing. Here was the shelter, the anchor of his soul. The Church and the Christian can never be ship. wrecked, for the anchor holds. He speaks of a heart joy. No one can know anything about heart rejoicing but those who have been heartachers. "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." How blessed it is to experience the stillness and the quietness of the peace of God. Compared with this, what is the world worth? (J. J. West, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.WEB: But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. |
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