Homilist Psalm 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I. Duty SET TO MUSIC. 1. This is not a common experience. Men do not generally exult in responsibility and in law. 2. Though uncommon, it is (1) Desirable. Because duty cannot be got rid of, and because its connection with us must be either a source of misery or happiness. It is — (2) Attainable. He who loves the Lawgiver supremely will turn His laws into music. II. Duty set to music in UNFAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. 1. Our earthly life is a house of pilgrimage — strange, unsettled, inconvenient, temporary. 2. Why, in this house of pilgrimage, we should keep up a spirit of cheerfulness. (1) It is our best protection in a world of strangers. (2) It is a permanent possession in a world of change. (3) It is a spiritualizing power in a world of materialism. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.WEB: Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live. |
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