THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY (Psalm xlv. 2-7, R.V.)
THE PORTRAIT OF THE BRIDE (Psalm xlv. 10-15, R.V.)
THE CITY AND RIVER OF GOD (Psalm xlvi. 4-7)
THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF JACOB (Psalm xlvi. 11)
A SONG OF DELIVERANCE (Psalm xlviii. 1-14)
TWO SHEPHERDS AND TWO FLOCKS (Psalm xlix. 14; Rev. vii. 17)
BLESSEDNESS AND PRAISE
'Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord.' —PSALM i. 1, 2.
'Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the
Lord.'—PSALM cl. 6.
The Psalter is the echo in devout hearts of the other portions of divine revelation. There are in it, indeed, further disclosures of God's mind and purposes, but its especial characteristic is—the reflection of the light of God from brightened faces and believing hearts. As we hold it to be inspired, we cannot simply say that it is man's response to God's voice. But if the rest of Scripture may be called the speech of the Spirit of God to men, this book is the answer of the Spirit of God in men.