Psalm 149:4 For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. I. THE CHARACTER TO BE AIMED AT. 1. Towards God. Entire submission to — (1) His teaching. (2) His chastening. (3) All the influences of His Spirit. 2. Towards men — gentleness. 3. In themselves — lowliness. II. THE FAVOUR TO BE ENJOYED BY THEM. 1. Peace of mind. 2. Delightful contentment. 3. Great joy. 4. Holy character. As men and women, who are what they ought to be in Christ, grow old, their temper mellows, and their whole spirit ripens. III. THE GOOD RESULTS TO BE EXPECTED. 1. God will be glorified. 2. By our meekness Christ is manifested. 3. This meekness makes a Christian attractive. If we want to draw others to Christ, we must let them see how sweetly blessed is the Christian life, and how a man can be sternly upright, and yet at the same time be blessedly cheerful, — how he can be dead against sin, and yet full of holy love to the sinner, — how he would not, to save his life, budge an inch from that which is right and true, and yet would give his life away if by blessing another he might bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord beautify us thus with salvation, and great good will come of it! ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.WEB: For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation. |
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