Psalms 71

REFLECTIONS UPON PSALM LXXI.—They who know God, and his faithfulness and grace, will, with comfort and confidence, be engaged to trust him in every time of need. The more we reflect on what God hath done for us, it will the more engage our trust and animate our praise. In the depth of our misery God delights to magnify his mercy. And they who confidently plead his faithfulness shall never be disappointed. In old age we must expect infirmities; but God can give an increase of faith and patience to bear them. His aged servants 69 are never cast off by him: but, when they experience most weakness, they shall most assuredly experience abundant support in time of need. He may afflict his people, but can never reject them. Their enemies may boast in vain a while, but just ruin shall reward them at last. Happy they whose grand supports are the power and promise of God, and whose early and long continued experience of his favours encourages them to maintain their hopes and increase in their holiness. And, if we hope for eternal happiness, let us do what we can to spread the honour and good favour of Christ on earth. For how becoming is it for aged saints to be remarkable in cheerfully expecting good at the hand of God; and to have heart, and lips, and life, all filled with his praise! How pleasant is it to step as it were into heaven, scarcely needing to change either our work or our song. 6 z