The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-10-25
PSALMS OF DELIvRRANcE.
for October 20, IsOO-Test, Psalms
NJ and I20-Commit Psalm. I2d.

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shall reap IN Joy Pisa. i26, g.
READ jeremiah a.
| PLACE IN HISTORY-The exact date
or these Psalms II unknown, but they be.
long IN spirit 10 the long period Of the re.
turn from the exile. covered by Ezra, Ne.
hemlah and Esther.
EXPLANATORY.
/. A Prayer for Help.-s5!1-7.
Title.-For the Chief Musician. The
leader Of the choir 10 be used In public
worship. Hence the Polychrome trans.
lates For the Liturgy" 1.-THE sons Of
korah;" The name of one OF the choirs,
taken from the famous Korah, one Of
Dayid's chief musicians, Just as now we
have the Handel and Haydn society,
and speak Of the Sons OF the Revolu.
ton.
First there Ia q grateful remembrance
OF what God had already done for
them. ". I. Thou hast been favorable
unto thy lands" Shown by bringing
back the captivity Of jacob" This was
a most marvellous event. This gracious
deliverance was a proof that ". ~
Thou hast forgiven the iniquIty Of Thy
people:" Cancelled II, as an account OF
debt Is cancelled. or taken away as
heavy. crushing burden. Covered all
their sins" Blotted IL out OF sight, GOV.
cred IL with a mantle. 40 that they were
in Gods sight as those who had never
sinned.
Second. We have a prayer for NOR,
of the same blessings. For their re.
pentnnce had been imperfect and the
outward blessings were therefore OF
necessity incomplete. Therefore they
pleaded what God had already done a,
reason for asking more. V. q. Turn
u.s." or turn TO us OR. v. margin), re.
store us OPolychrome). Anger" Tx.
pressing "a mixed feeling Of grief and
indignation. Alexander. V. 5. "An-
ger to all generations: The time OF
trial and tribulation seemed so long
AS II there were never 20 be an end
V. 6. Quicken us again" Give us new
life. as the fields in the spring rains and
sunshine. V. 7. Grant us Thy saliva
tion:" From sin and departure from
Thee.
ii. The Assurance Of an Answer
Va STA. V. s.. 81 will hear" OF Let me
hear" what the Lord will speak"
Peace. For lie will speak peace:"
~ great word which sums up and com.
prises all else. "-Perowne. But let
them not turn ngain 20 folly:" The
folly OF sin. idolatry and all ell.
Salvation. V. o. "Surely His saliva
tlon is nigh them that fear HIM" How.
ever dark the night, the dawn must be
near at hand.
Glory. THAT glory may dwell in our
land:" Gods glory. the manifest pres-
ence OF God tabernacling yisibly among
them ms OF old"
The Cardinal Virtues. V. 10. "Mercy
truth righteousness
peace" These are the four cardinal
virtues OF Chrlst's kingdom. MET to-
gether kissed each other" All |
the virtues are together in harmony, as
they always will be In n perfect chsr-
acter. v. II. Truth springeth out OF
the earth" etc.
Prosperity. V. IL. "And our land
shall yield her Increase; THE blessings
OF prosperity are promised as the visible
reward and sign of Gods favor. v. IL
III. A Psalm OF Thanksgiving for the |
V. ]. when the |
Lord turned again the captivity of
Zion:" Or, as margin of r. w., brought
back those that returned to Zion. ave
were like them that dream" !. e., so
and 80 wonderful was our
redemption from the exile. v. 2.
Laughter singing" we're the
natural expressions of JOY at this won.
derful deliverance. Then said they
among the nations:" The nations that
looked ON recognized the wonder. and
that there must have
been an interposition of Divine power.
V. 4. Turn again our captivity" or,
turn again TO us our eaptiyes, the num-
bers OF their brethren who still re-
manned in exile. "As the streams In the
The south was the general
term for that plain which stretched
southwark from Jerusalem 70 the edge
Of the Arabian desert. In the heats OF
IL lies parched and barren, the
dry, not the smallest rill
over the hot stones, every
OF vegetation withered. But
when the winter SHOWS begin TO dissolve
upon the mountains and the spring
rains 10 fall, soon the parched ground
becomes pool. The channels are
filed, the streams in an incredibly short
time convert the wilderness into fruit.
full field. Thus the eXles pray that their
brethren may return as the streams
flow down TO the south country in the
spring.
Nv. A Great Promise for All Time
1908, 0. The prayer OF V. 4 is Joined
With an expression Of faith, claim on
The promises of God In nature and In His
Word. V. 5. They that SOW in tears:"
Not far from the literal fact" as when
he supply OF grain "is so scanty that
o use IL for sowing is almost TO take
he bread out OF the children's mouths"
Shall reap in joys" There are no
ears now, but only the shouting and
he happy faces of the reapers ms they
-ather the full ears. V. is magnified
picture OF the same scene, and a re-
enforcement Of the same promise.
Though lie go2th on his way weep
NO."