The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-22
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INT SUNDAY SOllUOL uSSUN.
LrssoN rv.-Oct 25-R C. 1884.
DAvip's joy OVEN FonowrSrss
Library references Treasury OF
David, BY spurgeoni Whcdon's Com
mentary. vol. W.. n; Jameson.
Faueett aud Browns Commentary
Psalm a2-Iesson text.
tAmerican Rovlscd yerslon.l
Blessed II he whose t%ransgres.
sion h forgiven. Whose sin h COW
erred, . Blessed l. the man unto
whom Jehovah imputeth not int
guilty, aud In whose spirit there Is no
guile. 3 When / kept silence. my
bones wnstcd away through my
'groaningall the day long. For
day and night thy hand was heavy
upon me, my moisture was changed
as with the drought OF summer.
Selah. 81 acknowledged my sin
unto thee. aud mine iniqulty ala /
not hide. I said, l viii confess my
trRnsgressions unto Jehovah; aud
thou forgavcst the iniquity OF my
sin. Selah. 6 For this let every one
that Is Cody pray unto thee Ia n
time when thou mayest be found:
Surely when the great waters over
flow they shall not reach unto him
5 Thou art my hiding place; thou
wilt preserve me from trouble; thou
wilt compass me about with songs
of deliyerance. Selah. \ / viii in
struct thee and teach thee in the
-.~.~- w~HgaI Hf.awa mNAra --.. In
counsel thee with mine eve upon
thee. . Be ye not as the horse, or
rs the mule, which have no under
standing; whose trappings must be
bit aud bride to hold them IN, else
/ they will not come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the
wicked; But he That trusteth ia Je-
hovnh, ioving-kindness shall com
pass him about. IL Be glad I'm Je-
hovah, aud rejoice We righteous: and
shout for JOY, all We that are up
right In heart
THE oAUsE OF DAvID's JOY.
Autobiography Is always interest
ing because IL Is the combination OF
truth and personality. David GER
tainly had good cause to be happy.
A great burden had been lifted from
his soul. He bursts out in n raptur-
Gus melody, employing these words:
blessed Is he whose transgnession
IL forgiven, whose sin Is covered.
Blessed Is the man unto whom Je-
hoyah imputeth not iniquity and ia
whose spirit thereis no guile" What
a chord these words touch in our
hearts. How much OF "a depth Of
sympathy Il stirred, down even { {
the deepest recesses Of our hearts
below the surface so ordinarily
touched. They break up the d,epi
OF manhood. David uses four wort
pictures Of sin. The transgressior
which implies an open rebellion
against organized authority. TIL W,
mud ourselves as outlaws in our NJ
iations TO God. Herein Is q caus,
for much JOY. He exclaims the trans
gression Is forgiven, which mean,
that the man Of sin has been llitee
from his back, aud he can look al
into the face OF God with no fear IL
his heart. A treaty Of peace ha.
been signed. The rebellion has eeaE
ed. Then he uses n synonym 70
sin, and declares that even tho n
: missed the mark. God has eoverc
, from his sight and from the word
Its pernicious influence. Wei Nigh
he burst out IN joyous tones.
Yet he goes further into the fu.
ness Of the Joy that Possesses hin
declaring that his happiness Is IA
= creased because that all the crool
edness OF his past Is no long
charged against him. The garment
+, Of fraudulent actions no longer col
%stltute part Of his formal or vita
E life. He had walked the path
h sullen impenitenes. Where only n
sonher was found, with It's awfi
sense Of oppression; h. sensed Il
himself this weight of guilt; it seen
ed az tho his bones wasted ava!
o The groanings OF his heart becau
' burdensome. Where God place
upon him his hand heavy with di
pleasure, aud the mutterings Of q
vine wrath became palmer, and stl
morc plain. which seemed like
Is storm gathering fury "a It approach
cd. Then 80 be lifted out OF such n
experience. aud have his soul tram
. ported with delight 60 the mouutal
peaks VI liberty: where bathed ia a
sunshine Of divine forgiveness, h
j rested at peace with God.
wi Dear reader aud teacher, subst
j. tute your name for David's Prob
into the depths OF your soul as 20
peruse these lines. SO would wo
you as a lover 10 my God. stud
the chart which follows and cliln
10 the mountain path to peace.
Tux cuARr or BLESSING.
N one very essential quality IN
chart Is the clcaFness Of outline tina
marks the road, 80 that the eyes I
even the inexperienced Traveller ca
&c readily see the way. Then agail