Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. I. WHAT THE LORD GOD IS TO His PEOPLE. 1. A "sun." (1) Enlightening the dark mind. (2) Fertilizing the barren mind. (3) Consoling the cheerless mind. 2. A "shield"; protecting His people from the sword of Divine wrath, and from their spiritual adversaries. II. WHAT GOD WILL DO FOR HIS PEOPLE. He will give — 1. Grace. (1) He gives the principle of grace. (2) He encourages the growth of grace. (3) He will reward the combat of grace. 2. Glory. (1) The glory for which grace prepares. (2) The glory which the saints in heaven now enjoy. (3) The glory which He has promised (4) The glory that exceeds all conceptions. III. WHAT GOD WILL NOT WITHHOLD. 1. Any necessary instruction. 2. Any needful correction. 3. Any requisite support. (T. Dunn.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. |
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