Essex Remembrancer Psalm 80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people? I. IN WHAT SENSE GOD MAY BE SAID TO BE ANGRY WITH OUR PRAYERS. 1. When He denies our requests. 2. When He delays His answers. 3. When He bestows blessings under a different form, and in a different manner from what we expected. II. SOME OF THE CAUSES FOR THIS. 1. Our desires may be, and no doubt often are, improper. 2. Desires, not in themselves improper, may be unsuitable to us, such as would not, if granted, become our case or circumstances. 3. Prayers may be ill-timed. 4. They may be polluted and spoiled by sins. 5. They may be incompatible with the plans of infinite wisdom. III. IMPROVEMENT. 1. Instead of restraining prayer, this should make us more importunate. 2. Though we should not give over praying, we ought to give over sinning. 3. Acquiesce in all the Divine proceedings. 4. Be thankful that whatever favours God may see fit to withhold or suspend, He bestows far more than we have deserved. (Essex Remembrancer.) Parallel Verses KJV: O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?WEB: Yahweh God of Armies, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people? |
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