Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit. It is connected inseparably with obedience, constant and prompt. David had failed, oh, how terribly I and so he had lost this joy. Let us think a while — I. OF THE JOY OF SALVATION. It consists — 1. Of the joy of pardon. How blessed this, to know and feel that my sins are all forgiven. 2. The joy of rescue — from the power of one great enemy, and that when he seemed to have final possession of us. 3. The joy of power — to overcome the wicked one and temptation and sin. How glorious this. Would that it were more common. It is to have the world beneath your feet. II. THE LOSS OF THIS TREASURE. Some cannot lose it because they have never possessed it. But others can, and do, by backsliding, by the power of sudden temptation, as Peter. And especially by the power of besetring sin, as Demas. And by indolence. Men are not diligent in religious duties as they should be. See Samson. What a fall was his. III. ITS RESTORATION. The soul that has once known this joy can never be happy without it. No earthly prosperity can compensate for it. But the soul's anguish at its loss is God's call to it to return. And let none despair. This restoration is in Christ's hands. (Luke Wiseman.) Parallel Verses KJV: Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.WEB: Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit. |
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