Psalm 34:6-7 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.… One person says, "I cried to the Lord, and He heard me." "But," says an objector, "that is a special ease." Up rises a second witness, and says, "This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him." "Well, that is only two; and two instances may not prove a rule." Then, up rises a third, a fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and in each ease it is the same story — "This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him." Surely he must be hardened in unbelief who refuses to believe so many witnesses. I remember the story of a lawyer, a sceptic, who attended a class-meeting where the subject was similar to our theme of this morning. He heard about a dozen tell what the Lord had done for them; and he said, as he sat there, "If I had a case in court, I should like to have these good people for witnesses. I know them all, they are my neighbours, they are simple-minded people, straightforward and honest, and I know I could carry any ease if I had them on my side." Then he very candidly argued that what they all agreed upon was true. He believed them in other matters, and he could not doubt them in this, which was to them the most important of all. He tried religion for himself, and the Lord heard him; and very soon he was at the class-meeting, adding his witness to theirs. ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.WEB: This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. |
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