_Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee._
A PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE
The psalm should probably be regarded as antiphonal; it is composed of
several stanzas which were sung responsively by different voices.
1. In the first stanza (verses 1, 2) the speaker is a devout
Israelite, who is feeling keenl... [ Continue Reading ]
_If Thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?_
A PSALMIST’S QUESTION AND ANSWER
I want to cheer some of you who at present hardly dare to pray. Yet
you are the very people who may pray; you who think that the Lord will
never hear you are the people whom lie is certain to hear... [ Continue Reading ]
_But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared._
DIVINE FORGIVENESS
I. We are indebted to Revelation alone for the knowledge of this fact,
that there is forgiveness with God.
1. The heathen, who have no revelation, and deists, who have rejected
revelation, could not form any prop... [ Continue Reading ]
_I wait for the Lord._
WAITING, HOPING, WATCHING
I. Waiting.
1. This is the constant posture of all the saints of God. Fancy not
that in heaven they have no emotion but that of joy; we know that all
their emotions are joyous, but among them is this one,--that they,
too, are waiting until the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
_More than they that watch for the morning._
THE CHRISTIAN WATCHMAN
I. This world is a night, The morning presupposes the night, and this
world most properly is compared to a long winter’s night which is
very uncomfortable. The night also is cold, wanting the sun which
warmeth the earth; so is the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let Israel hope in the Lord._
ISRAEL’S HOPE; OR, THE CENTRE OF THE TARGET
When we meet with a man who has been in special trouble, and he has
escaped from it, we are anxious to know how it came to pass, in order
that, if we are east into similar trial, we also may resort to the
same door of hope.... [ Continue Reading ]
_He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities._
SIN SHALL BE OVERTHROWN
Once_, _in the theological seminary, Dr. Robinson burst out before the
class and said, “Gentlemen, drive these four stakes down--sin is a
tremendous evil; God is not the author of sin; God is not impotent
before sin, but will... [ Continue Reading ]