Sermons and Biblical Studies

Psa 97:11: Light and Gladness Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.'97Psa_97:11. The peculiar metaphor employed in this passage is somewhat arrestive because of the form in which it is expressed. This way of putting things is quite different from ordinary language; we do not commonly speak of sowing … Continue reading “111. PSA 97:11: LIGHT AND GLADNESS”

Psa 96:6: Strength and Beauty Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.'97Psa_96:6. The Psalmist, in that lyrical outburst of adoration from which the text is taken, professes to have discovered two qualities which are revealed in combination in the character of God, and which, such is the suggestion, He will Himself communicate to devout, worshipful, … Continue reading “110. PSA 96:6: STRENGTH AND BEAUTY”

Psa 91:1: God's Inner Circle He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.'97Psa_91:1. The beauty of the language of this poem fitly corresponds to the grandeur of the thoughts which it conveys. The Psalmist here sings '93to one clear harp in divers tones'94; and … Continue reading “109. PSA 91:1: GOD’S INNER CIRCLE”

Psa 90:12: The Right Use of Time So teach us to number our days, That we may get us an heart of wisdom.'97Psa_90:12. 1. This psalm of man's pilgrimage through all generations has in it, says Ewald, '93something unusually arresting, solemn, sinking deep into depths of the Divinity. Moses might well have been seized by … Continue reading “108. PSA 90:12: THE RIGHT USE OF TIME”

Psa 90:1: The Home of the Soul Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place In all generations.'97Psa_90:1. The 90th Psalm, says Isaac Taylor, might be cited as perhaps the most sublime of human compositions, the deepest in feeling, the loftiest in theologic conception, the most magnificent in its imagery. True is it in its report … Continue reading “107. PSA 90:1: THE HOME OF THE SOUL”

Psa 84:11: A Sun and a Shield The Lord God is a sun and a shield.'97Psa_84:11. An ancient legend tells that Abraham, in his untaught devoutness and yearning reverence. took the sun for his God until he observed the setting of its beams in the west. In the absence of authentic revelation, it is no … Continue reading “106. PSA 84:11: A SUN AND A SHIELD”

Psa 68:19: The Burden-Bearing God Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden.'97Psa_68:19. The occasion of this psalm was the removal of the ark to Zion after it had been returned by the Philistines. Under the figures of a military invasion and occupation and settlement of the land, David represents Jehovah as Leader conquering … Continue reading “105. PSA 68:19: THE BURDEN-BEARING GOD”

Psa 65:11: The Crowning of the Year Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness.'97Psa_65:11. In the midst of great political convulsions, of a shaking of nations and kingdoms, Jehovah had manifested His goodness to His people by sending down a blessing upon their flocks and their fields. The folds were … Continue reading “104. PSA 65:11: THE CROWNING OF THE YEAR”

Psa 37:4: Delighting in the Lord Delight thyself also in the Lord; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.'97Psa_37:4. 1. The anthem, '93O rest in the Lord,'94 taken from Mendelssohn's oratorio '93Elijah,'94 is composed of words which many persons imagine to be a text accurately quoted from the Bible. This is, however, … Continue reading “103. PSA 37:4: DELIGHTING IN THE LORD”

Psa 36:9: Life and Light For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.'97Psa_36:9. St. Augustine asks, '93What is the fountain of life, unless Christ?'94 and he adds, '93He who is the Fountain is the Light.'94 Our Lord said, '93Whensoever I am in the world, I am the light … Continue reading “102. PSA 36:9: LIFE AND LIGHT”