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Posted by Psalms on Monday, 29 October 2012
Psalms 119:79
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
119:79. Perhaps the tongue of slander had alienated some of the godly, and probably the actual faults of David had grieved many more. He begs God to turn to him, and then to turn his people towards him. Those who are right with God are also anxious to be right with his children. David craved the love and sympathy of the gracious of all grades—those who were beginners in grace, and those who were mature in piety—those that fear thee, and those that have known thy testimonies. David was the leader of the godly party in the nation, and it wounded him to the heart when he perceived that those who feared God were not as glad to see him as they had been. He did not bluster and say that if they could do without him he could very well do without them; but he so deeply felt the value of their sympathy that he made it a matter of prayer that the Lord would turn their hearts to him again. Those who are dear to God, and are instructed in his word, should be very precious in our eyes, and we should do our utmost to be on good terms with them.
David has two descriptions for the saints: they are Godfearing and God-knowing. They possess both devotion and instruction; they have both the spirit and the science of true religion. We know some believers who are gracious, but not intelligent; we also know certain who have all head and no heart. When fearing and knowing walk hand in hand they cause people to be thoroughly furnished unto every good work.
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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