Homilist Psalm 25:1-3 To you, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.… I. A PIOUS SOUL RISING TO GOD. An indication of the true elevation of man; what is it? 1. The elevation of the soul, that is, the rational and spiritual nature, that which was the divinity within him. 2. It is the elevation of the soul to God. The soul going up in devout thought, in holy gratitude, in sublime adoration, in moral assimilation to the Infinite Jehovah. 3. It is the elevation of the soul to God by personal exertion. No man can lift up my soul for me. II. A PIOUS SOUL TRUSTING IN GOD. "O my God, I trust in Thee." What does trust in the Lord imply? 1. A sense of dependency in the truster. 2. A belief in the sufficiency of the trusted. III. A PIOUS SOUL WAITING UPON GOD. "On Thee do I wait all the day." 1. To wait means patience. 2. To wait means hope. 3. To wait means service. IV. A PIOUS SOUL PRAYING TO GOD. "Let none that wait on Thee be ashamed." The prayer, from vers. 3 to 7, falls into two divisions. 1. Prayer for self. (1) Prayer respecting Divine deliverance. (2) Prayer respecting Divine guidance. (3) Prayer respecting Divine remembrance. 2. Prayer for others. (1) For success to the good. (2) For defeat to the wicked. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. |
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