Homilist Psalm 119:136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not your law. I. They are the tears of ORDER. Discord in sound is a cause of distress to a soul highly attuned to melody. But moral disorder is far more distressing to the soul of the truly spiritual, loyal and good. It is impossible for a man who has been brought into harmony with the eternal will of God and the order of the universe not to be distressed beyond measure at the pandemoniums that sin has created. II. They are the tears of PHILANTHROPY. It is the nature of love to desire the happiness of its object and to grieve over its misery. Its heart desire and prayer to God is, that it may be saved. But sin plays sad havoc with men, involves them in miseries, and sinks them to hells. In a world of misery a genuine philanthropist cannot therefore but shed "rivers of tears." III. They are the tears of PIETY. What can be more distressing to a man than to see the object of his strongest affections insulted, misrepresented, wounded, and bitterly opposed? This is what sinners do in relation to God; they transgress His precepts, they rebel against His authority, they aim to thwart His plans and wound His heart. What can piety do, therefore, but shed rivers of tears? (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.WEB: Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don't observe your law. TZADI |
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