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BIBLE STUDIES.

From Glasgow. --The psalmist in his day had no doubt learned much of the wonderful mercy of God, especially in his days of exile; for he had gone through many trying circumstances at the hand of Saul. There is now a change in his life ; Saul is now dead and all Israel have anointed him king, so that he can indeed say, " O give thanks unto the LORD ; for He is good : for His mercy endureth for ever."

The psalmist says that it is better to trust in the LORD than in man or princes.  In Psalm 146. 3 we are told not to put our trust in princes or in the son of man in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth and he returneth to his earth, and in that very day his thoughts perish.  But happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help.

In verse 7 we see that the LORD took the side of the psalmist among those that helped him.

Verse 15 says that the voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous.  It must have been a time of great rejoicing (1 Chronicles 16. 7) when David first ordained to give thanks unto the LORD by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. This song of rejoicing ended with--" Blessed be the LORD the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting." And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

Verse 19 : " Open to me the gates of righteousness." The paths of righteousness lead on to the gate of righteousness into which we go to praise the Lord.

Verse 22 : " The Stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. This is the LORD’S doing." In Matthew 21. 42

the Lord asked them if they had never read this scripture.

The apostle Peter reminded his hearers that " He is the Stone which was set at naught of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner. And in none other is there salvation : for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved."

In Romans 9. we see that Israel sought righteousness after the law and attained not to the law, and they stumbled at the Stone.

The apostle Paul reminded the Corinthians that they should take heed how they built, for other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid which is Jesus Christ.

Jas. Gartshore.

Question and Answer.

Question from Atherton. --What is the meaning and to what particular time do the words of Psalm 110. 7 refer ?

Answer.--Psalm 110. is a psalm of resurrection and triumph.

Verses 5-7 show the Lord in hot pursuit of His enemies ; He crushes kings and crushes "the head over a wide land." (R.V.M.)  As He marches onward He refreshes Himself, as is indicated by drinking of the brook in the way, and in this He is unlike Samson in his experience, who, after he had smitten a thousand men of the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass said, " I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised " (Judges 15. 18) ; and to save him God gave water miraculously.  But the Lord shall drink of the brook in the way, and in consequence shall lift up the head.--J.M.