Psalm 119:136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not your law. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy Law. I. CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS SORROW. 1. It is the sorrow of only good men. (Philippians 3:18, "Many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you," etc.) It can be felt only by those who have wept over sin in their own hearts. Three ways of feeling towards the sins of others by men of the world - apathy, pride, mockery. 2. It is an unselfish sorrow. Most of our griefs are personal and selfish. When they are so they often weaken and debase the mind. But this is a disinterested sorrow, akin to Christ's sorrow over Jerusalem; it comes from the noblest sympathies, and braces the mind for the highest exertion. 3. It is inexpressible sorrow. II. THE REASON OF IT. The transgression of God's Law is a subject of grief under two aspects. 1. As that transgression has reference to God. Sins of the Church and the sins of the world. 2. As it has reference to man. A reasonable sorrow. This sorrow should lead to exertion. Sinners should weep for themselves. - S. Parallel Verses KJV: Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.WEB: Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don't observe your law. TZADI |
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