How long do our days appear when our
soul is cast clown within us! Long sorrow seems to argue abounding corruption;
for the gold which is long in the fire must have had much dross to be consumed,
and hence the question, how long? may suggest deep searching of heart. Howlong wilt thou forget me? Ah, David, how like a fool you talk! Can God forget his own beloved child? Let us drive away the thought, and hear the word of our
covenant God by the mouth of the prophet (Isaiah 49:14–16). Forever?
No, his anger may endure for a night, but his love will abide eternally. Howlong wilt thou hide thy face from me? This is a far more rational question,
for God may hide his face, and yet he may remember still. A hidden face is no
sign of a forgetful heart. It is in love that his face is turned away; yet to a
real child of God, this hiding of his Father’s face is terrible, and he will
never be at ease until once more he has his Father’s smile.
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