The Conduct of the Lord Towards Saints and Sinners
Sketches of Four Hundred Sermons
1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.


I. THE LORD WILL KEEP THE FEET OF HIS SAINTS.

1. The word saint signifies a holy one.

2. Saints are on a journey through this world of sin and sorrow to a better country. (Hebrews 11:14-16.)

3. The Lord Himself keeps their feet. He guides and directs them by His counsel. (Psalm 73:24.)

II. THE WICKED SHALL BE SILENT IN DARKNESS.

1. The wicked are without God in the world. (Ephesians 2:12.)

2. These are noisy and clamorous, boasting of themselves, and prone to speak evil of God and religion; but the time is at hand when they shall be put to silence. (Psalm 31:17.)

3. Darkness shall encompass them about on every side. They are sometimes brought into darkness in the present world, by the judgments of God. (Isaiah 8:22.)

III. FOR BY STRENGTH NO MAN SHALL PREVAIL. Wicked men fight against God, and truth, but they cannot prevail.

(Sketches of Four Hundred Sermons.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

WEB: He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.




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