Homilist Psalm 119:80 Let my heart be sound in your statutes; that I be not ashamed. A heathen prayed for a "sound mind in a sound body." A sound body is, of all earthly blessings, the most priceless. But a sound heart is a far greater blessing. A sound heart, like the AEolian harp, can catch music from the tempest, or, like the bee, gather honey from weeds and briers. I. A sound heart THROBS IS UNISON WITH THE MORAL LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE. Those laws are the laws of benevolence and truth. II. A sound heart is a UNITED heart,. It has no fissures, no rents, no distractions, it is one whole. III. A sound heart is a STRONG heart. It does not sink under trial, or quail under danger. "O happy heart," says Quarles, "where piety affecteth, where humility subjecteth, where repentance correcteth, where obedience dissecteth, where perseverance perfecteth, where power protecteth, where devotion projecteth, where charity connecteth." (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.WEB: Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAF |
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