psalm-59:16

1. Psalms 100:4, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Before worshiping God we’re instructed to first look within. Is jealousy, envy, or bitterness influencing my attitude? Do I have a critical spirit? Am I holding on to unforgiveness? ... Read More

Thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. PSALMS 59:16 COMMIT thy way to God, The weight which makes thee faint; Worlds are to Him no load, To Him breathe thy complaint. Up! up! the day is breaking, Say to thy cares, good-night! Thy troubles from thee shaking, Like dreams in day... Read More

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. It has pleased the Most High to reveal Himself to us (in that which men call the New Testament), under the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matt. 28: 19). In this we learn redemption eternal and for Heaven. Of old, in the Creation of the world, He had ... Read More

I print the Psalms as poetry; they are so in Hebrew. G.V.W. [Publisher's note: In Present Testimony the Psalms are rendered in full as the Authorised Version, here only the notes are reproduced.] First Book (Pss. 1 - 51) "The faithful are looked at as not yet driven out from Jerusalem; hence covenan... Read More

WAKING Arthur Pink, August, 1950 (This article and its companion one, Sleeping , are not written to entertain the curious, but with the endeavor of giving God His true place, by moving His people unto more thankfulness for what are loosely termed, "His common mercies.") "I lay down and slept; I awok... Read More

Spiritual Singing Arthur Pink April, 1947 Does not one have to be in the right mood for singing, either to engage in it personally or to enjoy that of others? Such is the idea which prevails generally among professing Christians. From one standpoint, it is of course true--but from another, it is not... Read More

The Mercy of God James Smith, 1842 "Your mercy, O Lord, endured forever!" Psalm 138:8 Few things that relate to religion are more talked of, and but few less understood — than the mercy of God . It is indeed . . . a fountain of consolation, a spring of happiness, and a source of comfort — to all who... Read More

Preface to Volume 3, Psalms 53-78 This volume completes half of my labor on this priceless book. It is my humble prayer that I may be spared to conclude the other portion. So uncertain is life and so often have people's plans remained unfinished that I will press on with all diligence, lest the lamp... Read More