Homilist Psalm 89:15-18 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance.… I. The Gospel is a HAPPY MESSAGE. "The joyful sound." It is good news. 1. Liberty to the captive. 2. Pardon to the condemned. 3. Salvation to the lost. 4. Immortality to the dying. It is a trumpet of jubilee. II. The Gospel ACCEPTED SECURES HAPPY RESULTS. "Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound." Know it experimentally. 1. It secures the highest happiness in life. "Shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance." 2. It secures a personal joy in life. "In Thy name shall they rejoice all the day." The joy of a grateful heart, an approving conscience, of a glowing hope, of an adoring soul. 3. It secures a righteous exaltation in life. "In Thy righteousness shall they be exalted." There is no true exaltation in life that is not according to the righteousness of God. 4. It secures complete protection in life. "The Lord is our defence, and the Holy One of Israel is our King." Truly, then, "Blessed is the people" that experimentally "know the joyful sound" of the Gospel. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.WEB: Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh. |
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