Psalm 10:17
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Verse 17. He that sits nearest the dust, sits nearest heaven. Andrew Gray, of Glasgow, 1616.
Verse 17. There is a kind of omnipotence in prayer, as having an interest and prevalence with God's omnipotence. It hath loosed iron chains ( Acts 16:25-26 ); it hath opened iron gates ( Acts 12:5-10 ); it hath unlocked the windows of heaven ( 1 Kings 18:41 ); it hath broken the bars of death ( John 11:40 John 11:43 ). Satan hath three titles given in the Scriptures, setting forth his malignity against the church of God: a dragon, to note his malice; a serpent, to note his subtlety; and a lion, to note his strength. But none of all these can stand before prayer. The greatest malice of Haman sinks under the prayer of Esther; the deepest policy, the counsel of Ahithophel, withers before the prayer of David; the largest army, a host of a thousand Ethiopians, run away like cowards before the prayer of Asa. Edward Reynolds, 1599-1676.
HINTS FOR PASTORS AND LAYPERSONS
Verse 17. (first clause).
Verse 17. (whole verse).
The three sentences readily suggest these divisions, and the subject may be very profitable.