3. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house. He
envied the sparrows which lived around the house of God and picked up the stray
crumbs in the courts thereof; he only wished that he, too, could frequent the
solemn assemblies and bear away a little of the heavenly food. And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young. He envied also the
swallows whose nests were built under the eaves of the priests’ houses, who
there found a place for their young, as well as for themselves. We rejoice not
only in our personal religious opportunities, but in the great blessing of
taking our children with us to the sanctuary. Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts. To the very altars
these free birds drew near; David wished to come and go as freely as they did.
Mark how he repeats the blessed name of Jehovah of Hosts; he found in it a
sweetness which helped him to bear his inward hunger. My King and my God.
If he may not tread the courts, yet he loves the King. If an exile, he is not a
rebel. When we cannot occupy a seat in God’s house, he shall have a seat in our
memories and a throne in our hearts. The double my is very precious; he
lays hold upon his God with both his hands, resolved not to let him go till the
favor be at length accorded.
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