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I. The youth of the soul of God's child was renewed gloriously, and he entered on a new and imperishable life in HIS NEW BIRTH, — in the hour of that entire change of state and of character, of which Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Except a man be born again," etc. Most blessed renewing this of youth, wherein a sinner, throwing off the iniquities of a lifetime, returns back to somewhat of the very gladness, and innocence, and guilelessness, of childhood!

II. There is often a further, most blessed renewing of the soul's youth of God's child — some call it a second conversion, though the expression requires to be used cautiously — when, after a period of darkness, and distance, and spiritual decay, with, it may be, the commission of positive sin, GOD REVISITS HIS CHILD with His pardoning and sanctifying mercy, brings him to deep repentance, and restores to him the purity and the joy of His salvation.

III. But there is what I might call a more NORMAL AND PROGRESSIVE REJUVENESCENCE, — renewal of the soul's youth of the child of God, — which Paul exemplifies for us (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). Oh, this is God's filling His child with all peace and joy in believing, that he may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost.

IV. The youth of the soul of God's child comes to be renewed, strange to say! in the highest of all ways, IN HIS DEATH, — in that which, to the eye of sense, might seem to be the end and wreck of all. Oftentimes there are marvellous foretastes and anticipations of this in the closing hours.

(C. J. Brown, D.D.)

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KJV: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

WEB: who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.