Homilist Psalm 119:39-40 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for your judgments are good.… I. What is here DREADED (ver. 39). 1. Reproach is of two kinds. (1) The deserved. The man who is false, mean, corrupt, deserves reproach. (2) The undeserved. 2. Now, whether reproach is deserved or undeserved, it is a thing to be dreaded. In fact, it is more to be dreaded when deserved than when undeserved. The best men have been reproached. Even the Son of God Himself was reproached. But undeserved reproach may be well borne. II. What is here DESIRED? (ver. 40). 1. God's precepts are desirable things. "Thy judgments are good." They are good in every sense. Good in their origin, in their essence, in their results. 2. A righteous life is a desirable thing. "Quicken me in Thy righteousness." Man's well-being consists in living in the righteousness of God. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.WEB: Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good. |
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