O Lord, leave me not in my despondency,
But move me to dependency in Thy Righteousness alone,
My Hope, the Lord Jesus Christ.
I cannot bear to think too long on my sins against Thee.
They are too much for my feeble soul to handle.
“Rebuke me not in Thine anger,” I pray with the Psalmist,
Nor “chasten me in Thy hot displeasure.”
I know my sins, O Lord, and they are ever before me.
I am weighed down by humanity as I consider the heights, depths,
And breadth to which I have sinned against Thee.
Forgive me, O Holy and Righteous God of Jacob,
Who persevereth with Thy people despite themselves.
Forgive me, O Lord,
Who doth not deal with Thy people according to their sins,
But according to Thy exceeding mercy.
I am truly at the end of myself
And may hope only in Thee, O Lord.
It it is Thy Promise with which I appeal to Thee,
O God of Promise, O Keeper of Thy Covenant.
It is in the merit of Christ’s Work that I come to Thee,
And it is Him alone to Whom I cling for deliverance.
Thank Thee, O Lord, for Thy Gospel.
It is a natural tendency of man to complain about effort exertion. It seems that in this day and age, however, it is glorified, exalted, and expected for a man to complain about the drudgery of work and the lack of “free time.” I know that I have been quite guilty of this sentiment in an unrighteous way many times. Consider, then, this pithy saying from the venerable Matthew Henry:
Observe here, [1.] That labour is our duty, which we must faithfully perform; we are bound to work, not as creatures only, but as criminals; it is part of our sentence, which idleness daringly defies. [2.] That uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, and not complain of, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. Let not us, by inordinate care and labour, make our punishment heavier than God has made it; but rather study to lighten our burden, and wipe off our sweat, by eyeing Providence in all and expecting rest shortly.
Let us, then, not grow weary in our vocations, duties, etc. but execute them thoroughly to the glory of God, giving thanks to Him Who has provided for us, despite our biting of His Hand that feeds us.
I have been a great beneficiary of Matthew Henry’s pious generosity, as can be gleaned from his commentary on the Scriptures. He, and other Puritan Divines, are an invaluable source of biblical piety (as opposed to the moralism of pietism) that all Christians, “great and small,” would do well to read, ingest, digest, meditate, and think upon.
A modern-aged question in which today’s Reformed Church arises, “Is the Psalter (i.e. the 150 Psalms in the middle of Scripture) a sufficient hymnbook for New Testament worship?” A subsequent question, then, arises, “Is there enough clear allusion in the Psalms to Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection that we may fully proclaim the praises of God in light of the Gospel?” I believe the answer is in the affirmative.
I have many dear friends and loved ones who disagree, so think not that I’m unchurching them. 
Here are several good sermons on the subject of Christ in the Psalms. Even if you don’t agree with the practice of Exclusive Psalmody, there’s no doubt that there is sufficient allusion to Christ in the Psalms for a full orbed Gospel understanding of His purpose and work. I hope that you will be edified.
1. Christ in the Psalms 1
2. Christ in the Psalms 2
3. Christ in t he Psalms 3
4. Christ in the Psalms 4
5. Christ in the Psalms 5
6. Christ in the Psalms 6
7. Christ in the Psalms 7
8. Christ in the Psalms 8
9. Christ in the Psalms 9
10. Christ in the Psalms 10
11. Christ in the Psalms 11
12. Christ in the Psalms 12
13. Christ in the Psalms 13
The following quote is taken from Thomas Watson’s The Christian on the Mount (Publisher, The Northampton Press, Don Kistler. This wonderful little work can be purchased here.).
When men preach words rather than matter, they catch people’s ears, not their souls; they court, but do not convert. If the patient’s wound bleeds, nay, rankles, it is better for him to have a deep incision made in the flesh than to bind it about with silk or dress it with aromatic ointments. It is true, ministers ought to clothe the truths they preach in decent expressions to preserve them from contempt (though they must come in plainness of speech, not in rudeness of speech). But let them take heed lest, with their affected newly coined phrases (unsuitable to that gravity the apostle speaks of in Titus 2:7), they adulterate and corrupt the simplicity of the Word, like some kinds of sauces and compounds that take away the natural taste and savor of the meat.
