_Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications._ A PENITENTIAL SOUL IN PRAYER I. The reasons urged. 1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly until he is made deeply conscious that he has no claims whatever upon the favour of God, and that his nec... [ Continue Reading ]
_My heart within me is desolate._ TROUBLE OF SOUL He spake before of his external calamities; now he confesseth the infirmities of his mind, that he was wonderfully cast down in heart and troubled in his soul, so that his strength was almost gone (not like the strength of a whale fish, or of a rock... [ Continue Reading ]
_I remember the days of old._ THE MINISTRY OF MEMORY I. As a necessity of human nature. 1. By the laws of proximity, likeness, contrast, we are every day thrown back on the past, made in some measure to relive the hours that are gone. 2. This necessary action of memory shows-- (1) The conscious... [ Continue Reading ]
_Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning._ HOW TO HAVE A GOOD DAY There are days and days. There are days of darkness such as this psalm illustrates. Many think that David sung this psalm when he fled from Absalom. I. It was a dark day for David. 1. It was a day of hard environment. “... [ Continue Reading ]
_I flee unto Thee to hide me._ SOUL FLIGHT I. How? On the pinions of thought our souls often fly more swiftly than lightnings to the remotest periods and places. This power of flight is the glory of our nature; it defies granite walls and massive chains and bolts. II. Whither? To Him, the eternal... [ Continue Reading ]
_Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God._ THE DELIGHT OF THE GODLY I. The godly man’s prayer. Humility, teachableness, sense of his own ignorance should characterize the Christian; as also the greatness and glory, the wisdom and power of Him who is his God. II. The godly man’s delight. 1.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Quicken me, O Lord._ WHAT IS RELIGION? In the New Testament the word “quicken” sets forth an idea which is at the very core of religion. Dead in trespasses and sins originally, the man, as Christ makes him, is alive for evermore. Regeneration is a quickening; sanctification is the continuance and... [ Continue Reading ]