Psalm 119:25 My soul sticks to the dust: quicken you me according to your word. I. A CONFESSION. The psalmist felt that his mind had become sordid. 1. One in such a state will neglect duty. It is a burden, because there is no pleasure felt in the performance. 2. A state of relapse is generally marked by a heartless performance of those duties which are not entirely neglected. 3. This state is always attended with a pressure of worldly care. 4. The wandering believer must be the subject of small enjoyments. II. A PRAYER. III. THE PLEA used by the psalmist in his guilty and gloomy circumstances. "Quicken Thou me according to Thy Word," according to Thy gracious promises. In making this plea, the psalmist discovered both his humility and his faith. IV. CONCLUSION. 1. The subject gives us a humiliating picture of the human heart. 2. The subject gives us enlarged views of the mercy of God, that He will make beings so depraved the objects of His affectionate regard. (D. A. Clark.) Parallel Verses KJV: DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.WEB: My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word! |
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