A Joyful Syllogism
Homilist
Psalm 63:7-8
Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.…


I. THE CAUSE.

1. A grateful memory. One glad necessity of the new life is, "Thou shalt remember all the way," etc. Unbelief, on the other hand, has a bad memory (Psalm 106:13).

2. A personal possession. "My God." The soul lifts its hand, not to grasp abstract truth, nor a doctrinal system, but a personal God. Mix in holier company, rise to higher employments, the Christian may and shall; but to rise to higher rank is impossible, for here and now we are children of God by faith in Jesus Christ.

3. A present joy. How precarious the present life of man! Riches fly, comforts die, friends fail, thrones reel, crowns fall, death levels; but those things which cannot be shaken remain (Hebrews 12:27).

II. THE EFFECT.

1. Refuge — ample, accessible, friendly.

2. Rest. The helpless leaning on the helper; the sinful on the sinless; the aching, guilty head, resting on the bosom of Christ.

(Homilist.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

WEB: For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.




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