Homilist Psalm 24:3-4 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?… I. THE SOUL'S CRY. "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?" The spirit of this question is, how is fellowship with the great God to be attained? This state of fellowship with God is the great want of human souls. It is — 1. A very elevated state. It is the highest state of moral being. A soul in communion with God is high up above the mists, impurities, and tumults of worldly life. 2. A very holy state. Communion with Him is the holiest condition of souls. 3. A very desirable state. All should ascend, but what is the qualification for ascending? Of all the desirable things in life there is nothing so desirable for man as fellowship with God. For this his nature craves. II. THE TRUE RESPONSE. 1. The way of reaching this state. (1) Moral cleanness. A man may be clean handed so far as the eyes of men are concerned, and black hearted to the eyes of God. The clean hands must be hands washed by the pure sentiments, motives, and aims of a holy heart. The means — (2) Moral reality, 2. The blessedness of reaching this state. "He shall receive the blessing from the Lord." This blessing includes all others — loving fellowship with himself, and the possession of conscious and divinely recognised rectitude of character. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?WEB: Who may ascend to Yahweh's hill? Who may stand in his holy place? |
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