Psalm 84:4 Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. Selah. I. A SACRED SCENE. What though wealth may have poured no tribute to enrich it? what though art may have conferred no labour to adorn it? what though nobility may have allowed no patronage to sanction it? what though royalty may have pronounced no decree to exalt it? what though there be no ceremonial of gorgeous pomp to decorate its ritual, and no thrilling notes of scientific harmony to reverberate through long-drawn aisles and lofty domes, melting the passions by its charm, and swaying the senses on the side of salvation? — yet let there be the open voice of inspiration, let there be the prayer of the penitent and the hymn of the grateful, let there be the voice of the living ministry "declaring the whole counsel of God," and expounding the Gospel of His grace — and there angel bands descend and hover, the "ministering spirits" of the place, and there God pronounces, as of old, in solemn approval, "This is my rest for ever, here will I dwell, for I have desired it." II. A DELIGHTFUL FACT. The house of God is the scene of — 1. Instruction. 2. Comfort. 3. Fellowship with God. 4. Preparation for heaven.Here it is, you plume your souls for "the glory, which is yet to be revealed in you"; and it is but a trifling distance that separates you from the consummation, when you shall stand in the presence of God. "Blessed," then, "are they that dwell in His house." III. As APPROPRIATE ENJOYMENT. "Still praising "God — 1. When you tell verbally of His goodness. 2. As you render personal consecration to His service. 3. By advocating with others the claims of His house and cause. (J. Parsons.) Parallel Verses KJV: Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.WEB: Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah. |
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