15. And call upon me in the day of trouble. Oh,
blessed verse! Is this then true sacrifice? The King himself so regards it. For
herein is faith manifested, herein is love proved, for in the hour of peril we
fly to those we love. It seems a small thing to pray when we are distressed,
yet is it a more acceptable worship than the mere heartless presentation of
bullocks and he goats. This is a voice from the throne, and how full of mercy
it is! Who would not offer such sacrifice? Troubled one, haste to present it
now! Who will say that the Old Testament saints did not know the Gospel?Its
very spirit and essence breathes like frankincense all around this holy psalm. I will deliver thee. The reality of thy sacrifice of prayer will be seen in
its answer. The promise may refer both to temporal and eternal deliverances. And thou shalt glorify me. Thy prayer will honor me, and thy grateful
perception of my answering mercy will also glorify me. Goats and bullocks would
prove a failure, but the true sacrifice never could.
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