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Posted by Psalms on Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Psalms 129:8
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
129:8. In harvest times men bless each other in the name of the Lord; but there is nothing in the course and conduct of the ungodly man to suggest the giving or receiving of a benediction. Upon a survey of the sinner’s life from beginning to end, we feel more inclined to weep than to rejoice, and we feel bound rather to wish him failure than success. We dare not use pious expressions as mere compliments, and hence we dare not wish Godspeed to evil men lest we be partakers of their evil deeds. It would be infamous to compromise the name of the righteous Jehovah by pronouncing his blessing upon unrighteous deeds.
See how the ungodly are roughly plowed by their adversaries, and yet a harvest comes of it which endures and produces blessing; the ungodly, though they flourish for a while and enjoy a complete immunity, dwelling as they think quite above the reach of harm, are found in a short time to have gone their way and to have left no trace behind. Lord, number me with thy saints. Let me share their grief if I may also partake of their glory. Thus would I make this psalm my own, and magnify thy name, because thine afflicted ones are not destroyed, and thy persecuted ones are not forsaken.
Excerpt from:
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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