9. Thou art he that took me out of the womb. Kindly
providence attends with the surgery of tenderness at every human birth; but the
Son of Man, who was marvelously begotten of the Holy Spirit, was in an especial
manner watched over by the Lord when brought forth by Mary. The destitute state
of Joseph and Mary, far away from friends and home, led them to see the
cherishing hand of God in the safe delivery of the mother. Her child, now
fighting the great battle of his life, uses the mercy of his nativity as an
argument with God. Faith finds weapons everywhere. The person who desires to
believe will never lack reasons for believing. Thou didst make me hope whenI was upon my mother’s breasts. Was our Lord one of those babes and
sucklings out of whose mouths strength is ordained? So it would seem; and if
so, what a plea for help! Early piety gives particular comfort in our later
trials, for surely he who loved us when we were children is too faithful to
cast us off in our riper years. Some give the text the sense of “gave me cause to trust, by keeping me safely,” and assuredly there was a special providence which preserved our
Lord’s infant days from the fury of Herod, the dangers of traveling, and the
ills of poverty.
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