Psalm 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with you: you have held me by my right hand. Four privileges of God's servants are mentioned in the text. I. HIS PRESENCE WITH THEM — His constant presence. "I am continually with Thee." It is another way of saying, '"Thou art continually with me." The Lord is ever side by side with His people. II. SUPPORT. "Thou hast holden me" — "holden me by my right hand." Two men may be travelling together the same road in company, and yet separate one from the other. "But" (says the psalmist) "not so the Lord and I His afflicted servant; He takes hold of my hand, as He walks by my side, and lets me feel His presence, and I am content." With Him the wilderness becomes (as it were) a paradise; and without Him the fairest earthly paradise — oh, how soon does it become a desert to our souls! III. GUIDANCE. "Thou shalt guide me" — "guide me with Thy counsel." "Thou" shalt do it. Hitherto we have looked on the Lord, as simply the companion and upholder of the believer on his way; here, you perceive, another character is given Him. He points out that way to him — the way to glory — leads him to it, and directs him along it. IV. GLORY. Thou shalt "afterward receive me to glory." The Lord's guidance of us is ultimately to end in this. Thither all His dealings with us tend. And now I would say to you two things. 1. Aim to get the psalmist's faith and confidence, He saw and felt and rejoiced in his own personal interest in God's care and love. And — 2. Aim to get the psalmist's submissive spirit. (C. Bradley, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.WEB: Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. |
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