Psalm 110:7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. The words place before us two pictures. The one is that of want, and the other is that of its supply. He that drinks of the brook is he who needs its refreshment. He lifts up his head, when he has drunk of the running stream: it was drooping before; he had been faintly pursuing his object, but now he goes on his way with head erect, and with elastic tread. I. THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE FEATURES OF NATURE AND OF GRACE. II. THE MEANING OF THE TEXT AS SPOKEN BY DAVID. In some of his sharp encounters with Saul, in some of those hot persecutions which he suffered in such number, there might have been some occasion in which the taste of water was the renovation of his strength; or perhaps he had special reference to the river Jordan, or the brook of Siloa, and coupled them with the holy city, and thought of them as typical streams, and looked at their waters, when tasted, as declaring that the city was nigh at hand, and that he that should drink it would be approaching its shining gates. III. THE APPLICATION OF THE WORDS TO CHRIST. When we first read them, we deem them to speak of the refreshment of exhausted nature; and perhaps, in their primary application they do so. But surely the life of the Son of Man was not one of refreshment or relaxation, at least to Himself. We must remember, then, that water has another meaning, and it is that of distress and the overwhelming of the soul. And was this His refreshment? How could it be so? 1. Because it was the greatest of actions, the crucifixion of self in man. 2. Because it was the performance of the Father's will, and, through this, the way of the redemption of the world. To these waters Jesus stooped down; of these He drank, and after drinking them, He lifted up His head, where now He sits above the clouds in the exaltation of the highest heaven. IV. THE APPLICATION OF THE WORDS TO OURSELVES. 1. We must be partners in the fortune of our Head: what He endured, that, — it is a law of our union with Him — we must look to endure also; if His bark went through stormy seas, so surely must ours. 2. We are suffering now, and our reign is not until hereafter. But while we suffer we recruit; we derive immortal vigour from mortal woe; we live through our very death. (C. E. Kennaway, M.A.) Parallel Verses KJV: He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.WEB: He will drink of the brook in the way; therefore he will lift up his head. |
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