13. For thou hast delivered my soul from death. His enemies were defeated in their attempts upon his life, and
therefore he vowed to devote his life to God. Wilt not thou deliver my feetfrom falling? One mercy is a plea for another, for indeed it may happen
that the second is the necessary complement of the first. It matters little
that we live, if we are made to fall in character by the thrusts of our
enemies. That I may walk before God in the light of the living, enjoying
the favor and presence of God, and finding the joy and brightness of life
therein. Walking at liberty, in holy service, in sacred communion, in constant
progress in holiness, enjoying the smile of heaven—this I seek after. Here is
the loftiest reach of a good person’s ambition: to dwell with God, to walk in
righteousness before him, to rejoice in his presence, and in the light and
glory which it yields. Thus in this short psalm we have climbed from the
ravenous jaws of the enemy into the light of Jehovah’s presence, a path which
only faith can tread.
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