Psalm 119:117 Hold you me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to your statutes continually. I. THE MAN OF GOD PRESENTING HIMSELF BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE, WITH A HUMBLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS SENSE OF EXPOSURE TO DIFFICULTY AND DANGER, AND HIS SENSE OF HIS OWN HELPLESSNESS IN HIMSELF. No man ever went to the Lord and said, "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe," but the man who felt that he was exposed to danger, and that he was too weak to take care of himself. II. THE CONDUCT OF A CHRISTIAN MAN UNDER ALL THAT FEELING OF EXPOSURE AND HELPLESSNESS. He is not overpowered, he is not overwhelmed; but he goes to the Lord, and he says — "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe." III. THE CHRISTIAN'S CONFIDENCE OF HIS SECURITY WHEN THE LORD SUSTAINS HIM. There is no doubt about it, no uncertainty in the matter, "I shall be safe." There is not a trial, or difficulty, or temptation for which a covenant supply has not been provided. (W. H. Krause, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.WEB: Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually. |
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