Homilist Psalm 63:8 My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me. I. God is the SUPREME OBJECT of a true life. "My soul followeth hard after Thee." 1. As the centre of my affections. I want to fix, settle my heart, with all its varied sympathies and affections, in Thee. Thou art the original centre of my soul; but I have lost Thee, and now my intense desire is to come back to Thee. 2. As the guide of my life. I want a guide; I have lost my way; the path is intricate, perilous, and very dark. 3. As the companion of my heart. I want a friend, some one who understands me, can sympathize with me, calm my agitated nature. My sense of desolation sinks me like lead, saddens me as a thunder cloud. II. God is the SUSTAINING POWER of a true life. "Thy right hand upholdeth me." 1. "Thy right hand" in the blessings of material nature. 2. "Thy right hand" in the beneficent influence of Providence. 3. "Thy right hand" in the moral forces of the Gospel. It is God's power alone that can sustain the soul in its strugglings after life. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.WEB: My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up. |
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