Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You. Sermons
I. A PRAYER FOR RIGHTEOUS DELIVERANCE AND GUIDANCE. 1. For righteous guidance. "Lead me in thy righteousness; make thy way [the right way] plain to me." 2. For righteous deliverance. The unrighteous lay in wait for him - threatened his safety. There was "no faithfulness in their mouth;" they used slander and treachery when they dared not use open violence. Their inward part, their souls. were full of evil designs and purposes. "Their throat is like an open sepulchre," which yawns for his destruction. Their speech, fair and smooth, to flatter and put him off his guard and lure him on. With them, mouth, heart, throat, and tongue are all instruments of evil; and their malice was such that he needed the care and guidance of the righteous power above. II. A PRAYER FOR RIGHTEOUS RETRIBUTION. (Ver. 10.) Punish. "The word properly signifies such a decision and judgment as would show and manifest what sort of neighbours they are when their ungodly dispositions are disclosed and every one is made known." Show them guilty. Let them fall through or because of their own counsels. Their counsels are of such an evil nature that they must in the end ensure their destruction. By means of their transgressions thrust them away - the same thought in substance as the last. But the great argument for retribution is - they have rebelled against thee. The enemies of the psalmist are the enemies of God. God's cause and that of his people are the same. Whoso toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye; "Saul, Saul, why porsecutest thou me?" III. PRAYER FOR THE REALIZATION OF A RIGHTEOUS JOY. ("Vers. 11, 12.) This joy proceeds: 1. From the sense of refuge and defence we have in God. 2. From the love we have to God, for his goodness and righteousness. 3. From the knowledge we have that God does assuredly bless the righteous. - S.
For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever. I. ITS SUBJECT — THE SOUL OF MAN. Think —1. Of its powers. 2. Of its affections. 3. Of its duration. II. ITS PRICE — THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST. III. THE PERIOD OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT. It is limited; "it ceaseth for ever." How precious is time! what eternal results binge upon its right employment or neglect! (D. M'Allum, M. D.) 1. Its origin. 2. Its prodigious faculties. 3. Its duration. The soul is a flower that always blooms, a fountain which ever flows, a seed which never dies, a plant which never withers; that mysterious flame which, once kindled, nought can ever quench. 4. Its last and rescued state. II. THE VALUE OF THIS REDEMPTION. It is "precious." For consider — 1. From what the soul of man is redeemed. 2. To what the soul is redeemed. Some of you have already tasted something of the pleasure which arises to the soul that has been sensibly freed from the trammels of sin and of Satan, and which anticipates the blessedness reserved in heaven for those who love God. 3. By what the soul is redeemed — the precious blood of Christ. III. THE LIMITS within which alone the benefits of this redemption are to be obtained. "It ceaseth for ever." Consider, then — 1. The uncertainty of life. 2. How this world deceives us. 3. And Satan also deceives. 4. The positive evil which springs from delay. (John Gasken, M. A.) 1. How high was the origin of the soul. See the history of its creation. 2. How vast its capacities. Small is the power of the human body, but the soul of man gives him a might and mastery all his own. 3. How eternal its duration. II. ITS REDEMPTION IS PRECIOUS. 1. See the greatness of the Author of Redemption. 2. The price that was paid to redeem us. 3. The stupendous nature of its results. These may affect the whole intelligent universe, and not this world alone. We are brought into a new relationship with God. Eternal woe is escaped and eternal blessedness gained. All this will be seen fully when the whole work of redemption is accomplished. How precious, then, must this work be. How important not to neglect it. (Hugh Stowell, M. A.) I. THE WORTH OF THE SOUL. The soul is precious to God, for it is His own workmanship — the end of creation, for which all earthly things were made, which received His blessing and obtained dominion over everything below. It is precious to the angels, for "there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth." It is precious to all Christians upon earth. How fervently and with what an undying flame did the love of it burn in the hearts of the apostles; and in how many forms did it show itself — in preaching, in writing, in continual prayer. And are not our souls precious to ourselves? If we find the soul to be precious, let us act as if it were so: if we discover that it is valueless, let us snatch the pleasures of life while they last. But the soul is precious. It must be so —1. From the statements of God's Word; 2. From its nature; 3. From the value of that which has been given for it; 4. From the means used to save it. II. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RECOVERING THE SOUL WHEN IT IS LOST. Our conduct in this world will determine our fate in the next. 1. The soul may be lost. 2. The soul must be lost, unless it be redeemed. 3. When once lost, the soul can never be regained. 4. The soul may be soon lost. It well becomes us, then, to improve our brief existence by endeavouring to secure the salvation of our souls; for in the future all is uncertainty but this one thing, that "the wicked are driven away in their wickedness, but the righteous hath hope in his death." (W. Dickson.) When Sir John Franklin was lost, the most extraordinary measures were set on foot to recover him and his party. The British and American governments combined together to save him if he should be yet living. Nearly a million pounds were spent in the search. Besides money, good and fearless men were ready to expose their life in the distant hope of finding, and relieving their missing brothers. The exceeding value of man's soul is seen in what Jesus has done for it. Men often put forth great efforts for very insignificant objects; but when we think of Christ leaving His bright throne in the heavens, and becoming a homeless wanderer upon the earth, that He might save lost souls, we are able to form some estimate of the soul's value. This was the life, the spiritual being, the deathless power breathed into man by the breath of God when he was made. It is our greatest gift, and that over which we should exercise the most sacred care,People David, PsalmistPlaces JerusalemTopics Abundance, Authority, Banish, Bear, Bring, Cast, Cause, Counsels, Declare, Designs, Destroy, Destruction, Devices, Downfall, Drive, Evil, Fall, Forced, Guilt, Guilty, Hold, Intrigues, Multitude, O, Rebelled, Rebellious, Sins, Thrust, TransgressionsOutline 1. David prays, and professes his study in prayer4. God favors not the wicked 7. David, professing his faith, prays to God to guide him 10. to destroy his enemies 11. and to preserve the godly Dictionary of Bible Themes Psalm 5:10 6112 banishment Library A Staircase of Three Steps'All those that put their trust in Thee ... them also that love Thy name ... the righteous.'--PSALM v. 11, 12. I have ventured to isolate these three clauses from their context, because, if taken in their sequence, they are very significant of the true path by which men draw nigh to God and become righteous. They are all three designations of the same people, but regarded under different aspects and at different stages. There is a distinct order in them, and whether the Psalmist was fully conscious … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Morning Hymn. Morning Hymns Moreover what is Written "Thou Wilt Destroy all that Speak Leasing... But if no Authority for Lying Can be Alleged... A Great Deal for Me to Read Hast Thou Sent... On the Other Hand, those who Say that we must Never Lie... What Then, if a Homicide Seek Refuge with a Christian... Since the Case is So, what is Man... Second Sunday after Trinity Exhortation to Brotherly Love. Question of the Division of Life into the Active and the Contemplative Covenanting a Duty. Covenant Duties. 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