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I. The voice of the CHURCH IN RELATION TO ALL. Here is the voice of prayer (ver. 25).

1. It is a prayer for immediate salvation. "Save now, we beseech Thee, O Lord." The great want of mankind is salvation from their sins.

2. It is a prayer for immediate prosperity. "I beseech Thee, send now prosperity." There are different kinds of prosperity. Some prosperities become curses. Temporal prosperity is often spiritual adversity. The prosperity which is here prayed for is soul prosperity — prosperity in all that is Christ-like.

II. The voice of the Church in relation to those WHO ARE ENTERING IT (ver. 26). Here is a hearty welcome. The true Church is always ready to welcome those who enter it in the name of the Lord. Nay, it goes further, it sends out messengers to the highways and hedges, cud seeks to compel those who are morally hungry and thirsty, to come to ira feast.

III. The voice of the Church in relation to ALL WITHIN (ver. 27).

1. It is the voice of mutual congratulation. He "hath showed us light." How blessed are we!

2. It is the voice of mutual exultation. "Bind the sacrifice with cords," etc. We should all provoke one another to love and good works.

(Homilist.)

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KJV: Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

WEB: Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now.