...thou art my trust from my youth ; my praise shall be continually of thee. O God ! forsake me not ! " I had fainted unless I had believed, to see the goodness of the Lord in the land 511 of the living." The sun may cease to shine on man, and the earth to bear us...

...encouragement from the declaration of the Psalmist — and may every child of God realize its true import — "I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine...

...? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God." " I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." Again, as to those who, newly made sensible of their bondage,...

...for want of perseverance and continuance which frustrates the end of it. So David, Psal. xxvii. 13. ' I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord.' Had I not received supportment by faith, I had fainted. And wherein doth that consist? what...

...Thus then the Psalmist, and with him every true Christian, expresses his firm conviction, saying, " I had fainted. unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." Faith in the goodness of God is the afflicted Christian's restorative...

...things I call to mind, therefore have I hope ; were it not for this my heart would sink and break : " I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." In this land of life, a sojourner having to receive money, will...

...at Solomon's wisdom: their false hopes give way, and their language is like that of the psalmist, " I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living,'' Psalm xxvii. 13. Cushi. The man that watches the dealings of...

...My soul, wait thou only upon God : for he only is my rock, and my salvation !" And in 27th Psalm, " I had fainted, unless I had BELIEVED, to see the goodness of God, in the land of the living." Faith, in God's word, was his relief. Mrs. Edwards will excuse my not writing to her, as I am sure...

...Pharaoh's servants, who believed God's word, secured their cattle from the hail.— Exod. ix. 18—21. 24. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. — Ps. xxvii. 13. Isa. vii. 9. Commit thy works unto the Lord,...

...course under these changes. The first remedy of the Psalmist was confidence in the Divine goodness: "I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." He, my friends, to whom the Lord had so clearly revealed Him in...