Soul-Depths and Soul-Height, SERMONS ON PSALM 130

Psalm 130 is perhaps the best known of all the Penitential Psalms. It contains the ardent prayer of a man who is distressed by a sense of God’s anger against sin: by an earnest, penitent turning to God, he longs for the forgiveness of his iniquities. But this Psalm, perhaps more than any other, is also marked by a steady upward progression: depth; prayer; conviction; light; hope; waiting; watching; longing; confidence; assurance; universal happiness and joy. Just as the barometer marks the rising of the weather, so each sentence of this Psalm records the progress of the soul.

Publisher: Banner of Truth
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780851519357

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Octavius Winslow (1808–1878) was born in London, England, and raised in New York. He was ordained as a pastor in 1833 and held pastorates in New York, Leamington Spa, Bath, and Brighton. A prolific author, his devotional writings exhibit his Reformed, experiential convictions and distinctive, warm, ardent style.

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‘In recent years this author has become one of my favourites. Octavius Winslow (1808-1878) has a devotional style that just melts my pride and inflames my passion. He has been a welcome addition to my bookshelf. It is interesting to pick up a Winslow book and find a blurb by Spurgeon on the back (courtesy of Banner of Truth). Winslow was a contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and actually spoke at the opening of the Tabernacle in London. In this book, Soul Depths & Soul Heights, Winslow walks us through the 130th Psalm. The book is a series of sermons on the text that he himself preached. When you think of Winslow you think of sweet affection to Christ and sweet perseverance in trials. And one does indeed feed the other. This is fitting then with the text at hand…This book is great to recommend to someone who is encountering a trial. Recommend the book along with a meditative contemplation of the 130th Psalm. It is also a great book to read for training in view of the possible, potential, promised and certain trials of life (Phil. 1.29; Jam. 1.3; 2 Tim. 3.12). Soul Depths & Soul Heights is short (146 pages), easy to understand, and very beneficial to the Christian heart.’ Erik Raymond