The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson nj, Third quarter. International
Series, september IT,

against me hast thou suhducu unucr mo.
Tho whole OF this chapter is repeated In
the book OF Psalms as number Is, the Holy
Spirit thus calling special attention othis
portion Of His writings through David.
In chapter xiii. 10, II Is written that
whatever the sweet psnlfnist OF Israel spnke
II WAS tho Spirit Of tho Lord speaking by
him Ii Is we'll for us when We recognize
the whole Biblo MS written by tho Spirit Of
God for our benefit Verse Of this chap
ter says that David spnko those words unto
the Lord when delivered from Saul and all
his enemies. In this first verso of our les
son and throughout The psalm he nc
knowlcdgcs that God mad done everything
for him.
Al. Thou hast also given mo the nccls
of minc enemies that | might destroy
thcm that hate me There are many
things In the Psalms which tho church can
not appropriate or apply to herself. 1t is
not for us To have the nocks of our enc
mics or destroy those that hate us. These
things are peculiar 10 1srael and 10 the
King OF Israel, the son of David, whom ho
shall como in His glory to destroy lsracl's
enemies and establish the kingdom. Our
mission ~ members Of tho body of Christ
IS to suffer mcohly even for we'll doing;
TO no cast out h'tcu anu NA''u lor ms
sake ah!: fo' 10 tAS" II an Ph''oi'ey'
~ hey 'ooNcu' n'' .""r' WAS ''oi'' I"
save even, unto 'hu Lore" p"u nc ahs"u,
eu tlivh not As 1t j. "ri'''', II, '"'p' III,
T. lhoh Shhil 'hoE cry uh'o VIC i,oru' u"'
ne VIII NOT near tl'iI,' az ,n'F navy W.
, mayed themselves III III ''clr uoilRs' Anu
IN iroN' L. ~ ih'h S''a'i ,n'F c"l, upon
MO pn, VIII h"' answer 'Ho! shn'' sooh
l,,t ,t ..I,u finn AZ,
NE carry nul th'y shalt ilV III" nv
Those who seek SIMPLY from lear ana ohiy
nocauSe ulcy urrHu ms Jl"R'l'n,s may
not expect To De heard b"t SEQ INC con
trtst III .ler. Nxix' rs.
~, Ihen uld pcat then rs sinnii rs
the oust 81 Inc oHrtli. zoe slth'lnr uR
ure IN IL hlilgS Nlll, Z, ana Mic. VII ~
10 ho thoroughly Sl'huued Is very huiilli-
"'ing, but everything or person THAT Is
exalted against ',9a inust be brought low
Elsa. II, II, ~. 10 bn chceriully subject
and willing to be suhduod for God 5 glory
is very blessed, and IT Is tho privilege OF
every believer to hc as clay IN the hands OF
the potter tor Gods glory ana Tor our
highest good llsa XIV, -.
~. 'Ihou hast also delivered me from
the striyngs of my people. Somc OF these
striNingS are includcd IN the long wars be-
tween the houses ut saul ana DAVID ana
tho later strifes throughout all the tribes
! OF Israel lohnptcrs III, /; XIX, ". Trouble
from enemies without Is bad enough, but
| trouble within nation or church or fam
| lily Is much worse Yet from all lie is able
10 deliver When he speaks of being head
OF the nations and people whom he
| knows not serving him. We think of tho
sure mercics OF David of lsa. ", 80.
10. strangers shall submit themselves
unto mo. As soon as they honr they shall
| be ohodiont unto me-. This also makes us
THINK OF Messiah reign when They that
dwell In the wilderness shall bow before
MN, and his enemies shall lick tho dust
(Ps. Xxi, -. Sons of strangers shall build
up Iions walls, and their kings shall
minister unto Israel lisa TX. 10Y. The
word submit Is In tho margin rendered
lie or yield fcgncd obedience. II is the
same in Ps. Xvi 3, aud margin, and
points 10 those who In the milennial
reign of Christ will only be nomually sub
Ject and will follow tho devil when he is
loosed from the pit tRcv Xxx, 7-l0).
i6. Strangers shall fade away and they
shall he afraid out of their close places -
They shall move out of their holes like
worms of the earth. They shall be afraid
of tho Lord our God and shall fenr because
of thee (Mic. vii. ~. II shall be "a firm
rulo, as with rod of iron, and those who
hnvo evil in their hearts shall fear to do II
because Of tho swift judgments that shall
he sent ON ovidoers. The awful judg.
monts Of tho tribulation period shall not
soon he forgotten
AZ "The Lord Ivoth, and blessed bC
my rock, md exalted be the God of the
rock of my salvation" In the Lord .Ieho
, yah Is tho Rock nf Ages strength lisa
XVI, 4, mnrein). lIo Is the God of truth
the living God, the King of eternity. Al
His wrath the earth shall tremblo, and tho
nations shall not be able to abide His in
dignutlon (Ior. X, 10, mnrgin)
As. at is God that avcngoth mo ant
that hringcth down tho people under mo.
! II was ono OF the blessed habits OF David.
lifo to see and acknowledge God in every
thing. Whom he had Saul in his power ant
might easily have slain him. no prefcrrc,
, to leave him to God. Whom AbsDlom drov,
, him from his throne, he said. seeing Cod
hand in it, "Lct Him do to mo as socmctl
good unto Him" When shi,n,r c,rso,