Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Introduction to the second strophe: invitation to all to enjoy the blessedness which the fear of the Lord brings Introduction to the second strophe: invitation to all to enjoy the blessedness which the fear of the Lord brings with it.

Come, ye children. He addresses the young especially, as a father would his "children" (Proverbs 1:8).

I will ... fear of the Lord - not so much what the fear of the Lord consists in, as what are the strong reasons why you should walk in it-namely, the blessed results which flow from it-life, good, and deliverance (Psalms 32:8; Proverbs 14:26, "The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life").

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