...danger from enemies who lie in wait for my soul ; what then is my hope ? Truly my hope is even in thee. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not ; keep me as the apple of thine eye ; hide me under the shadow of thy wings. I am in the midst of an...

...not kept ourselves from the paths of the destroyer. Here David was wiser than we ; for, saith he, " Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer." (Psal. xvii. 4.) Thus they lay bewailing themselves in the net. At last they espied a Shining One coming...

...infallible guide fov your direction and defence, that you may at last say, with that happy king, * by the word of" thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.' Psalm xvii. 4. Several other important considerations might be noticed, but I perceive that 1 am drawing...

...thee, O Lord, will I sing." Such was his course. Observe, Secondly, his concern respecting it — " Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not." It is the language of conviction. He knew the injury that would result from a fall or even a slip in...

...he may have received, and whatever eminence in piety he may have attained, he has reason to pray, " Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not ! " yea, he has reason to fear, " lest, having preached to others, he himself should become a cast-away."...

...charge. Let us pray that it may be true of us, whenever God shall please to prove and try us. " 4. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer." The way to hold fast our integrity, in time of temptation is here pointed out. "Concerning the works...

...night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 10 By the word of thy lips, I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 11 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 121 have called upon thee ; for thou...

...Yes : for the seed is the word of God, Luke viii. 11. And of reforming the life? Yes : By the words Iwh W _ [ m(׶uz "/ ' 5` Љ W ; ~ U 4 vc Ps. xvii. 4. 3. Is the reading and hearing of the word needful to those who are regenerate ? Yes :...

...Solomon, and St. Paul, spoke noble truths when they said, " Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed. By the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer. The law, or word of the Lord, is an undefilcd word : it is sure, and giveth...

...thee, 0 Lord, will I sing." Such was his course. Observe, Secondly, his concern respecting it — " Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not." It is the language of conviction. He knew the injury that would result from a fall or even a slip in...