Homilist Psalm 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from your law. I. THE CONTEMPTIBLE. "The proud." 1. Who are the despicably proud? Not the men who have formed a true estimate of their powers, and are nobly self-reliant, but the supercilious. 2. In the character of these men there are always two base elements. (1) Servility. They cringe to their superiors; they are the flunkeys of society. (2) Tyranny. Whilst they bow with a slavish spirit to those above them, they are contemptuous and despotic to those beneath. II. THE ADMIRABLE. He is the true nobleman who will dare to pursue the right, regardless of the frowns or smiles of men. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.WEB: The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don't swerve from your law. |
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