An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Secondly, The Lord hath a directing or a counselling eye.

Hence Note; The Lord with his eye favourably guides, directs, and counsels righteous men.

This eye of the Lord, as it denotes favour, is peculiar to the righteous. We have that expressly, (Psal. 32.8.) I will instruct thee, and teach thee, (how?) I will guide thee with mine eye. We put in the Margin, I will counsel thee, that is, thee a Godly man, a David, spoken of (v. 6, 7.) mine eye shall give thee counsel. Men can give direction by the eye, and they that are acquainted with them, understand what they mean when they look this way or that way, thus or so. Solomon saith, A naughty person winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers, (Pro. 6.12, 13.) that is, all the postures and gestures of his body, show what he is, stark naught, and silently teach others to be naught. The holy God also teacheth by his feet and fingers, his goings and doings, his works and ways teach us the work which we should do, and the way wherein we should go; he hath a providential ⟨p. 204⟩eye; the looks of providence give counsel to those who know how to look upon them, and interpret them. The Lord hath a providential eye upon the righteous, not only to foresee their dangers, but to direct their course; he showeth them their way, and their work by this eye; he tells them what pleaseth him, and what displeaseth him, by this eye; this eye the Lord doth not withdraw from the righteous; He will guide the feet of his Saints, (1 Sam. 2.9