Homilist Psalm 89:2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: your faithfulness shall you establish in the very heavens. I. A good government for the world IS A DESIRABLE THING. Human society would scarcely be possible without a government. II. A good government for the world is DESTINED TO BE ESTABLISHED (ver. 3). The Supreme here pledges in the most solemn way the establishing of a government in the world of which David's is a most imperfect type, viz. the moral reign of Christ. This reign will be the reign of truth and love, and will one day be commensurate with the race. III. A good government for the world will be REARED BY MERCY AND FAITHFULNESS. "Mercy" and "faithfulness" are to be the elements of which it is to be composed. As all the great mountains in nature are built up of certain elements, all grand and beneficent institutions in the world are built of mercy and faithfulness. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. |
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