Psalm 28:8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. There are two actions of the heart — prophecy and memory. In the morning of life I look forward, "my heart trusted"; in the afternoon I look back, "my heart rejoiceth." The morning trust comes before help; it is the prospect of the West seen from the crimson dawn. The afternoon joy follows help: it is the memory of the East seen from the setting sun. My heart is like the migration of the swallows. Every swallow makes its first migration in faith; but at the second its prophecy is turned into a memory. It is no more the heart trusting, but the heart rejoicing. My soul, which of thy migrations is the nobler? Is it the trusting or the rejoicing, the prophecy or the memory, thy journey from East to West, or thy travelling from West to East? The psalmist prefers Shy evening song — the song of memory. It is the swallow after migration. It is a song in spite of storm. It is a praise of life as it is. Faith may sing of the rose behind the thorn; but love sits upon the rose bush and smiles back upon the thorn. Faith journeys from Egypt to seek the promised land; love rests in the promised land, and blesses the journey from Egypt. Faith vows all worship if it shall come without pain to the Father's house; love reposes in the Father's house and says: "It was good for me to have been afflicted." The song of memory is a song of praise. (G. Matheson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.WEB: Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed. |
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