Psalms 46

REFLECTIONS UPON PSALM XLVI.—When dangers appear greatest our faith in God’s promise and perfections should be strongest. If we can triumph in God as our own God, we may triumph over every trouble and danger. The revolutions on earth can little affect them whose hearts are duly fixed on things above. They need never fear, and they shall never fail, who have God for their refuge and their strength. Notwithstanding all her enemies, his church shall in him obtain joy, establishment, and deliverance. If, by his word, his Spirit, and his blood, we enjoy communications of grace and comfort, we are amply repaid for all the storms that can be raised by the world that lieth in wickedness. But in what a tremendous and awful manner he from age to age revenges the injuries done to his church, the ruin of the nations around Canaan, and of the Assyrians, Chaldeans, Persians, Syrogracians, Romans, Antichristians, Mahometans, and others, have or shall manifest. And it is highly proper to contemplate his infinite perfections, displayed in all his conquests of vengeance or grace; that in every age, in every case, we may have faith in him, as our Protector, Deliverer, and Strength