Psalm 119:117 Hold you me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to your statutes continually. I. UPHOLDING — God's holding us up. 1. It implies a danger. (1) The way is slippery. (2) We are not sure-footed. (3) There are cunning foes that seek to trip us up. (4) Nor is this all, though it is quite enough; for sometimes the difficulty of keeping our balance is not caused by the way itself, but by the height to which God may elevate us.Anything which leads to self-esteem leads to the utmost jeopardy. 2. How does God keep His people upright? (1) By angels. (2) By the ministry of the Word. (3) By chastisement. (4) By giving great aspirations, high ideals, noble desires. (5) By giving His people plenty to do. It is a grand way of keeping us right, — never to let us have an idle ten minutes, nor a spare napkin to wrap a talent in. II. TWO BLESSED THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THIS HOLDING UP. 1. We shall be safe. (1) From all real harm. (2) From descending into grievous sin. (3) Enjoying great restfulness of heart. 2. Watchfulness attends such sacred safety, and is at once its fruit and its sign. A holy man — a man made holy by God's grace — has great respect to every command of God. ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.WEB: Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually. |
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