Psalm 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with you: you have held me by my right hand. variable experiences: — Our abiding frame is the index of character, said Garfield. "I have seen the sea lashed into fury and tossed into spray, and its grandeur moves the soul of the dullest man. But I remember that it is not the billows, but the calm level of the sea from which all heights and depths are measured. When the storm has passed and the hour of calm settles upon the ocean, when the sunlight bathes its smooth surface, then the astronomer and surveyor takes the level from which he measures all terrestrial heights and depths." And it is thus with the saint in his spiritual enjoyments. They may be as variable as the surface of the ocean, but he does not judge of his state by their fluetuations, but by the fact that deep down in his heart, in yearning and desire, if not in actual experience, he is able to say, "I am continually with Thee." (The Quiver.) Parallel Verses KJV: Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.WEB: Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. |
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