Psalm 122:9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good. I. THE CHRISTIAN'S PATRIOTIC VOW. 1. He will honour the King. 2. He will obey the laws, not merely for wrath, but for conscience sake. 3. He will use his influence to promote obedience in others. 4. He will personally contribute with cheerfulness to the support of the government by which he is protected. 5. He will discountenance to the utmost all those arts of evasion by which the revenue is defrauded and diminished. 6. He will unite with those who sigh and cry for the abominations of the lands. 7. If Providence should call, he will fight as well as pray. II. THE MOTIVE TO THIS VOW. 1. It is our native land. 2. The excellence of its constitution. 3. We have a life-interest in our country. 4. We should aim to do justice to the memory of our ancestors, by transmitting, unimpaired, to our posterity, the invaluable treasure of civil and religious liberties which we ourselves enjoy. 5. The house of the Lord is the glory of the land. The ark of the covenant is with us. Our privileges as Christians are great and many. And this consideration will preponderate over all others in the minds of those who truly love our Saviour's name. (W. Newman, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.WEB: For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good. A Song of Ascents. |
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