The Washington times., 1913-04-19

the Lord, who sees the good and the
evil In mems hearts. "knoweth the way
Of the righteous; but that the way Of
the ungodly shall perish"
What child Is there In all this great
land OF ours. who has had any training
at all IN the Sunday school. or in the
home. that has not lisped since his baby
Shepherds Psalmy' David's whispers
of faith and confidence in Gods great
ness as expressed in this Psalm, set in
motion In that long ago time waves Of
hope and faith that have been expand
ing and ever widening in the centuries
that have stretched between the time
Of the Psalmist and our present day
Despairing men have been led into hope.
blind and sinful creatures have come to
see the light of his countenance. the
have been made strong. men have given
their hearts, and hands. and lives into
Gods care. all because Of the lesson Of
faith as taught by David in this won
US now centuries after 1t was written.
and instills In our hearts hope and faith
and confidence: The Lord is my shep-
herd; shall not want He restoreth
my soul. Yea, though I walk through
the valley Of the shadow Of death
will fear no evil; for thou art with me !;
thy rod and thy STAFF they comfort me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life" Then that
last triumphant burst Of confidence IN
an eternal reward-"and / shall dwell
in the house of the Lord forever"
But there Is another Psalm that We
cannot fail to mention in this brief
article, wherein David prays Tor the
remission of his sins, and makes deep
confession Of his guilt. He prays for
sanctification. and teaches US that God
does not delight in sacrifice. but rather
In sincerity. In this Psalm. also. the
words Of David may be our words. Tor
though in some different degree. ms
are ours. We refer to the ffty-first
Psalm, in part as follows: Have mercy
upon me. oh, God, according to Thy
loyingkindness: according unto the null
titude of Thy tender mercies blot out
my transgressions. For I ac-
knowledge my transsressions: and my
sin Is every 5efOre me- sss Hide Thy
face from my sins. and blot out all
mine iniauities. Create in me clean
heart. oh; God: and renew a right
from Thy presence: and take not Thy
Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me
the joy Of Thy salvation: and uphold
me with Thy free spirit: Then will /
ners shall be converted unto Thee.
Oh, Lord open Thou my lips: and my
mouth shall shew forth Thy praise. For
Thou desirest not sacrifice: else would
I give 1t: Thou dellghte3t not IN burHt
offering. The sacrifices Of God are
broken spirit; a broken and a contrite
heart. oh. God. Thou wilt not despise.'
In the 121st Psalm we catch a glimpse
Of faith that II as strong as the noun
tains. of a confidence that knows no
sha king. and of an absolute reliance in
the power Of the Lord to preserve and
to keep: IT will lift up mine eyes unto
the hills from whence cometh my relp.
Ny help cometh from the Lord. which
made heaven and earth. - The Lord
is they keeper: the Lord Is thy shade
upon thy right hand. - The Lord
shall preserve thee from all evil: He
shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall
preserve thy going out and thy coming
In from this time forth. and even for
evermore."
That the Lord is a rock of strength Is
beautifully brought out by David in
the Sixty-second Psalm. He only. is
my rock and my salvation: He Is my
defense: I shall not be greatly moved.
In God is my salvation and my
glory: the rock Of my strength. and my
refuge. is God"
In the Sixty-sixth Psalm David ex-
horts men to praise God. to observe
His great works. and to bless Him for
His gracious benefits. He declares
Gods special goodness to himself when
he sings: blessed be God. which hath
not turned away from my prayer. nor
His mercy from me-" The efficacy of
prayer. and the certainty of its answer,
Is expressed in this Psalm, which also
thus carries its important message to US
OF this generation.