9/ How can the young keep his way without fault? Only by observing your words.
10/ With all my heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.
11/ In my heart I treasure your promise, that I may not sin against you.
12/ Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes.
13/ With my lips I recite all the judgments you have spoken.
14/ I find joy in the way of your testimonies more than in all riches.
15/ I will ponder your precepts and consider your paths.
16/ In your statutes I take delight; I will never forget your word.
To original corruption all have added actual sin. The ruin of the young
is either living by no rule at all, or choosing false rules: let them
walk by Scripture rules.
To doubt of our own wisdom and strength, and to
depend upon God, proves the purpose of holiness is sincere.
God's word
is treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safe but in
our hearts, that we may oppose God's precepts to the dominion of sin,
his promises to its allurements, and his threatenings to its violence.
Let this be our plea with Him to teach us his statutes, that, being
partakers of his holiness, we may also partake of his blessedness.
And
those whose hearts are fed with the bread of life, should with their
lips feed many. In the way of God's commandments there is the
unsearchable riches of Christ. But we do not meditate on God's precepts
to good purpose, unless our good thoughts produce good works.
I will not
only think of thy statutes, but do them with delight. And it will be
well to try the sincerity of our obedience by tracing the spring of it;
the reality of our love by cheerfulness in appointed duties.
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