Delighting in the Handiworks of Our Maker

1. “Those who love their Maker delight in his handiworks, they perceive that there is more in them than appears upon the surface, and therefore they bend their minds to study and understand them. The devout naturalist ransacks nature, the earnest student of history pries into hidden facts and dark stories, and the man of God digs into the mines of Scripture, and hoards up each grain of its golden truth.” Psalms a free CD will be available following the service 111-116 C. H. Spurgeon

2. Awesome ~ KJV, reverend Psalms 111-116

3. “Jehovah is so great that he is to be feared and had in reverence of all them that are round about him, and he is at the same time so infinitely good that the fear is sweetened into filial love, and becomes a delightful emotion, by no means engendering bondage. There is a slavish fear which is accursed; but that godly fear which leads to delight in the service of God is infinitely blessed.” Psalms 111-116 C. H. Spurgeon

4. Horn ~ symbol of power or strength Psalms 111-116

5. 113-118 = Hallel (Praise) Psalms • 113-114 were commonly sung at the beginning of the Passover Psalms • 115-118 were sung at the conclusion 111-116

6. “‘Our Rock is not as their rock’; we have a God who is high above all gods, and yet who is our Father, knowing what we have need of before we ask him; our Shepherd, who supplies our needs; our Guardian, who counts the hairs of our heads; our tender and considerate Friend, who sympathizes in all our griefs. Truly the name of our condescending God should be praised wherever it is known.” Psalms 111-116 C. H. Spurgeon

7. Strange language ~ literally who spoke unintelligibly • Message ~ After Israel left Egypt, the clan of Jacob left those barbarians behind Psalms 111-116