Homilist Psalm 86:4 Rejoice the soul of your servant: for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. The soul's true elevation is a progress — I. GODWARD. "Unto Thee." It does not really rise as it moves towards worldly wealth, position, influence, or knowledge; but only as it moves towards God. II. BY SELF-EFFORT. "Do I lift up my soul." It must rise, not as a stone rises into the air, by the application of a foreign force, and as soon as the force is expended comes down again; but as the lark rises, by its own energy, and the use of its own pinions. Self-lifting is the true lifting; and it requires aa effort, resolute, energetic, and persevering. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.WEB: Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul. |
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