 ... into their secret, nor yield thy part of the promised blessing, for the poor gratification of sitting in the seat of the scorner, and sharing in the unprofitable mirth of fools, which is like the crackling of thorns under the pot ! The second verse...  Religious Discourses - Page 63by Walter Scott - 1828 - 68 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1828 - 268 pages
...Righteous, the text is the whole of the First Psalm. We can afford room only fur a short extract. ' The second verse contains the positive employment...what the patriarchs of our church have well termed " the chief end of man — to glorify God," namely, " and to enjoy him for ever ;" and, that he may... | |
 | Adam Blyth - 1867 - 154 pages
...meditation all the day." This, indeed, is declared to be one of the characteristics of the perfect man — " His delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night." The Old Testament Scriptures were so divided by the Jews, that they could all be read at least once during... | |
 | Thomas Howard - 1997 - 276 pages
...already mature in the psalms: When I consider thy heavens . . . what is man? Or, speaking of the godly man: His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. The saints, and all the so-called masters of the spiritual life, teach us about such meditation. Take note... | |
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