Isaiah 38:14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: my eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed… There is scarcely any feeling more painful than that of desolation. The Scriptures frequently refer to it. (Micah 7:1, 2.) When this feeling first comes upon us, there is as it were a total prostration of strength. Consider — I. THE CHRISTIAN UNDER TRIAL. The text is applicable — 1. To the young Christian just entering upon the duties of life. 2. To the young man entering upon his religious course. 3. To the Christian perplexed in the path of duty. 4. To the Christian under conviction of sin. 5. To the Christian in a state of grief for the loss of one near and dear to him. 6. To the Christian on his dying bed. 7. To the Christian as he stands before the Lord at His second advent. II. THE CHRISTIAN'S RESOURCE. The world has many resources. The Christian has but one. But that one is of infinitely greater worth than all those possessed by an unconverted and ungodly world. (M. Villiers, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. |
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