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I. SUCH DELIGHT IS NECESSARY. By "the law of the Lord" we mean religion both experimental and practical. Now such delight in it is necessary for a Christian man, because —

1. Without it there is no heart in religion. But the very essence of religion lies in the heart.

2. Works and acts acceptable to God will not be produced. But it is for these that religion is designed.

3. A man cannot be a true Christian and understand the true gospel without feeling a delight in it. The true gospel, mark you, for there are gospels preached by some men that no man can delight in, But the true gospel must make the heart happy.

II. THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THIS DELIGHT.

1. He will continually think of the law of the Lord.

2. He will be sure to speak of it. There is too little conversation now about Christ. I suppose it is with some Christians as the sailor said it was with the parrot. He had a remarkable parrot which he sold to a good woman, telling her it could talk no end of things. After she had kept it a week and it had said nothing, she took it back to the sailor. "Well, ma'am," said he, "I dare say it has not said much, but it has thought the more." And there are people like that parrot. Like it, too, in that the parrot did not think, though the sailor said it did. Nor do they, or else if they had thought they would have spoken. What is in the well will come up in the bucket.

3. Endeavours to spread the knowledge of it.

4. And will not rest until he has brought others to delight in it also.

III. THE HAPPY EFFECTS OF THIS DELIGHT.

1. It Will make a man bold.

2. Very calm and quiet in the day of affliction.

3. It will prepare him for heaven. To you who have no such delight, this law of the Lord, which was designed to be your delight, will become your scourge.

( C. H. Spurgeon.)

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KJV: But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

WEB: but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night.