_WONDROUS THINGS_ ‘Wondrous things out of Thy law.’ Psalms 119:18 The life of the soul has its wonders as well as the life of the body and the life of nature. It is a complex and mysterious thing. None but ‘opened eyes’ can discern its marvellous treasures; and with _ them_ the further we see the... [ Continue Reading ]
_COMFORT AND LIFE_ ‘The same is my comfort in my trouble: for Thy word hath quickened me.’ Psalms 119:50 (Prayer Book Version) When we study the Psalms with a religious purpose, we would know something of the writers, and it is unfortunate that we know very little about them. I. ‘MY COMFORT IN... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DISCIPLINE OF PAIN_ ‘It is good for me that I have been in trouble: that I may learn Thy statutes.’ Psalms 119:71 (Prayer Book Version) It is scarcely surprising if the mystery of pain has been a problem which beyond almost any other has tasked the brain and wearied the heart of many of the... [ Continue Reading ]
_SALVATION_ ‘I am Thine, O save me: for I have sought Thy commandments.’ Psalms 119:94 (Prayer Book Version) We notice as we read this psalm that there is one thought that occurs in every single verse right through the psalm from beginning to end, and that is the thought of God’s law. The writer... [ Continue Reading ]
_A GOOD HATER!_ ‘I hate vain thoughts.’ Psalms 119:113 I. FIRST, WHAT ARE VAIN THOUGHTS?—(1) There are the vain, worldly thoughts, which we must hate. Thoughts which in themselves are perfectly harmless and innocent may become vain through being welcomed and entertained at the wrong season. The s... [ Continue Reading ]