28. The children of thy servants shall continue. The psalmist had early in the psalm looked forward to a future
generation, and here he speaks with confidence that such a race would arise and
be preserved and blessed of God. Some read it as a prayer: “Let the sons of thy servants abide.” Any way, it is full of good cheer to us; we may plead for the Lord’s
favor to our offspring, and we may expect that the cause of God and truth will
revive in future generations. Let us hope that those who are to succeed us will
not be so stubborn, unbelieving and erring as we have been. If the church has
been brought low by the lukewarmness of the present race, let us intreat the
Lord to raise up a better order of people, whose zeal and obedience will win
and hold a long prosperity. May our own children be among the better generation
who continue in the Lord’s ways, obedient to the end. And their seed shallbe established before thee. God does not neglect the children of his
servants. It is the rule that Abraham’s Isaac should be the Lord’s, that
Isaac’s Jacob should be beloved of the Most High, and that Jacob’s Joseph
should find favor in the sight of God. Grace is not hereditary, yet God loves
to be served by the same family time out of mind. Here is Zion’s hope: her
offspring will restore her former glories. We may, therefore, not only for our
own sakes but also out of love to the church of God, daily pray that our sons
and daughters may be saved, and kept by divine grace even unto the
end—established before the Lord.
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