The National tribune., 1892-09-08

verse 8, and the word ways, in a human sense,
in each of the verses indicated, to wit, 5, 20,
50, 1853. The word dawrack occurs IL times and
awrack five times. Way. as applicable TO Gods
Word, is found only in verses and 81, and
Ways in verses and Is. Dawrack Is the orgi
nal in verses L, 3, 81; awraek, verse 10. Be-
sides we have the word way combined with
other terms for the Holy Scriptures, 6. e., way
of commandments. verse 80; of prccepts, verse
81; of statutes, verse So of testimonies, verse
IA of truth, verse 30. The original o. all
these is dawrack. Both dawrack and awrack
are used in good and in bad seDses-way ldaw-
rack of lying V. 90 evil way (dawrack), V.
10l; false way (dawrack). VS.. 103, 123 Taking
all the cases in Ps. 11S in which way or ways
is used for Gods Word-cascs where we find
way or ways without any combination, is
the case in verses /, 3, 10. 37-and also the in
stances in which way is used for Gods Word in
com blnation with other terms, rs We lind IN
verses IA, q, 30, 81, SO: and we have the Holy
Scriptures styled in said Psalm way ways
nine times. We have way seven times and
ways two times Tho original is dawraek in
all these cases except verse 10. Way Or ways
occurs Is times in the Psalm, so that in one
half the cases the references are to the Holy
Scriptures The other nine cases relate to the
tenor or course of ones life-his conduct In
general. We notice no conclusion can be
drawn as to the good and evil senses, so far as
the original is concerned, for dawrack and
awrack are both used of the Holy Scriptures.
Moreover. either dawrack or awrack may be
used indifferently without regard to whether
the descriptive word DO the adjective good or
the objective evil. So we have way ". 90
(dawrack) of lying and false way awrack
". 104).
Consistently with calling Gods Word, Way
or Ways, we have in Ps. 119 expressions which
grow out from this idea-e. g., notice ways and
=. Al
V. 1873" walk ut liberty" " 45-wander from
the commandments V. 10 and v. 105-"T Thy
Word is Lamp unto my feet and light unto
my path"
The original word generally used is dawrack.
1t means to walk, tread, trampie down, over
come, mako ones way. So we get the idea OF
course over which to walk.
1t is very common to consider life as q walk.
So we read (Lev, Is: 81: "Ye shall do my judg-
ments and keep mine ordinances, to walk
therein" We read Of Zacharias and Elizabeth:
They were both righteous before God, walk
ing in all the commandments and ordinances of
the Lord blameless." {St. Lu., l 81 The
Bible is as the Pillar of Cloud and Fire
which guided the Israelites during the Exodus
and Wanderngs. Christ embodics all Truth
is the Bible concreted, synthcsized, and he
is called The Way. And st. Paul exhorts,
:" See that ye walk crcumspectly." (Eph.,
81 15.) Much is meant in the expression Bible
Christians. The Holy Scriptures mark out
our courses
This is the way of joy and peace,
Of light and life and holiness;
The way by saints and patriarcbs trod,
That safely led them home to God;
The way, by grace. that ri pursue.
Till Jesus, face to face, view
Where saints His glories all behold.
And sing His praise to harps of gold!"
Rev. Marks Wilkes was famous preacher
of his day. He illustrated the Bible in many
very quaint ways. For example, he once thus
introduced sermon: My hearers, did you
ever see q cat? Did you ever see cat walk
Did you ever see cat walk upon the top of
wall? Did you ever see cat walk upon a wall
covered with broken glass? How carefully
she lifted each foot How slowly and cauti-
ously she set it down again. So would the
text from which | propose to speak have you
act See that you walk circumspectlg"