"Thou," &c. In vain does the sinner look within himself or to his
fellow-men for help, but God gives it. Every saint praises God for
his salvation: _"Thou,"_ &c. Note, 1. The _freeness_ of God's
redeeming love. There is nothing in a man wallowing in a pit of
corruption to draw out love. Where it is shown, it is a free gift.
2. The _fulness_ of that love. "Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy
back." Some wink at our sins others cast them into our teeth on all
occasions. God does neither. He abhors sin, but when He forgives the
sinner, He forgets the sin (Jer. l. 20; Rom. viii. 33; Ps. xxxii. 2;
H. E. I. 2322-2337).