Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13
A SONG OF PRAISE.
LESSON WI SECOND QUARTER, IN
1tRNA'rNa SERIES. MAY IS

1tRNA'TNa SERIES. MAY 10
feat OF the Lesson, Ps. ciii, i-ea
Memory Verses, 10 Golden Text. Ps
CHI. Commentary b, the Rev. ID. NJ
stearns.
l. Bless the Lord. y my soul. and all
that is within me bless His holy name"
One has called this Psalm of David
when carried out of himself up to heaven
Bless the Lord q my soul, and for
get not ali His benefits" Consider how
great things he hath done for you q Sam
xii A), but think chiefly of the gift of His
son and all things that are yours in Him
John iii, Is Rom. viii 32) Then say
with jeremiah even in darkest days. 1.-THE
Lord is my portion, saith my soul"
Who forgiveth ali thine iniquities
who healeth ali thy diseases" Having re
ceived Jesus Christ, the Lord rs our own
personal Saviour it is our privilege to
know that we have the forgiveness of all
Vil sns and shall in due time have body
that disease and death shall never touch
tEph. H. ! | John ii l2 lsa xiii, ~
Phil. iii 90. 81 John I'LL 3 Rom viii 23)
Who redeemeth thy life from de
StructiOn VINO crownpth thee with loving
Kindness AMI tender merces' See in OBJ
xxxlil "A 81 now many things God does to
teiiver It's from going down to the pit. He
Is not willing that any should perish and
His mercies are new unto us every morn
| ing III Pet Ill 9 Lam ill., % 2.3)
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good
things so that thy youth is renewed like
the eagles Here is the way OF perpetual
freshness. ike the tree OF Ps /, 3 Jer xvii
] a 10 nj b., ,i,t fuo
,ion Ps. xxxvi. s lxv 4, evil, 0 Deut
xxXlii, 23J
& The Lord executeth righteousness
and judgment for all that are oppressed >
David could testify as to Gods dealings
with himself for he had learned to leave
II. hia affairs to God Il Sam XXX II
sam xvi 10y He also thought of Gods
deliverance OF Israel from the oppression
Ct Egypt.
Z ale made known His ways unto
Moses, His acts unto the children of Is
raei All could see His acts but only those
near to Him as Moses could understand
His ways The secret of the Lord is with
them that fear Him, and He will show
them His covenant tPs. XIV l4)
8 'rhe lord is merciful and gracious,
slow TO anger and plenteous in mercy"
See His name rs proclaimed to Moses in
FIX xyxiv i. I. and think OF Jesus Christ
as God manifest in the flesh, full OF grace
and truth Il Tim iii, l6, John /. l4) Paul
says that in his case the grace of God was
exceeding abundant Il Tim. /, IA, 49,
He vii. not always chide. neither
will He keep His anger forever See lisa
vii 10 Mic vii IS, 10 rs a commentary
upon this verse and think of the time
when the whole OF Israel shall. sing Thine
"A
me- lisa xii D
20 HE hath not dealt with us after oui
sins. nor rewarded us according to our in
Equities And why, Because He has
found n ransom and dealt with another II
our steal ,Jo xxxiii, "A lev xvii II lisa
iii j, +, Sin must he dealt with but oui
substitute having suffered in our stead we
are free in Him
Il. For ~ the heaven is high above the
earth, so great is HIS mercy toward then
that fear HIM His ways ana thoughts
are also as high as heaven above ours lisa
~ 5. 81 This being the case what folly il
is to indulge in our thoughts concerning
His great salvation Rather let us Just
believe His every word about 1t and re
loice
IL. AS tar rs the east is from the west
so tar hath He removed our transgressIon.
from us Read with this lisa xxxvil, Il
xiii, 25 Mic. vii 49, and by the same Holy
Spirit in the New Testament Il John ii, IL
L. Col i. l4) and if these words do moi
make your soul cry out Bless the l.ordr
then it is evident that you do not believ,
them.
H. Like rs father pitieth his children
so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.
This with lisa Xvi, ID, AS one whom hi.
! tIar fort. h
is surely more than enough TO make glao
the heart of every true child of God. Come
close and trust Him fully
Il. For He knoweth our frame. He re
membereth that we are dust. To sin II,
cannot be lenient but to the sinner save,
by His grace He is very pitifui. Recognizing
the weakness of the flesh and maxi ing full
provision for our constant cleansing (Marl
xiv. IS | John |, 81
Is AS for man, his days are as grass
rs II flower of the field so he hourisheth'
Compare lisa. xl. 8, and observe that 9TH,
word OF our God endureth forever" Sc,
also in John ii, II, that "He that doeti
the will of God abideth forever Let VI
choose the eternal.
l6 For the wind passeth over it and i
IL gone and the place thereof shall know
II no more. Al true of the mere natura
man the unsaved man, who dies in hi
sins but if a child of God. having God il
him, and being thus one with God, he i
eternal.
II But the mercy of the Lord is from
everlasting to everlasting upon them tina
fear Him. and His righteousness unit,
children's children" All who despise ant
reject His mercy have only themselves t
blame See Prov. i, % ;}3 Only accep
Him and His eternity and Righteousness
are yours
IS. ITO such rs keep His covenant ant
TO those that remember His command
nents to do them There are no work
but those OF Christ connected with the oh
taiuing of salvation from. iv, 5, Eph ii, S
81 but having received Christ we mus
necessarily work, for the absence of work
il proof that we have not received Hin
(Math. vii. 81, Jas. /, 22)
10. THE Lord hath prepared His thron
in the heavens. and His kingdom rulet
over all" The time will come when tn
Son OF Man shall sit on the throne of Hi
hap han ha OF