17. Thou hast set all the borders of the earth. Everything is ascribed to the divine agency by the use of the pronoun thou;
not a word about natural laws, and original forces, but the Lord is seen as
working all. It will be well when the Creator is seen at work amid his
universe. The argument of our text is that he who bounds the sea can restrain
his foes, and he who guards the borders of the dry land can protect his chosen.
Thou hast made summer and winter. We know that all our changes come of
thee; we have already felt the rigors of thy winter; grant us now the genial
glow of thy summer smile. The God of nature is the God of grace, and we may
argue from the revolving seasons that sorrow is not meant to rule the year; the
flowers of hope will blossom, and fruits of joy will ripen yet.
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