5. They testimonies are very sure. As the
rocks remain unmoved amid the tumult of the sea, so does divine truth resist
all the currents of human opinion and the storms of human controversy; they are
not only sure, but very sure. Our faith is grounded upon the eternal
truth of the Most High. Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever. The teaching and the
character of God are both unaltered. God has not admitted evil to dwell with
him; he will not tolerate it in his house; he is eternally its enemy, and is
forever the sworn friend of holiness. The church must remain unchanged, and forever
be holiness unto the Lord. “Jehovah
reigns” is the first words and the main doctrine of the psalm, and holiness is
the final result: a due esteem for the great King will lead us to adopt a
behavior becoming his royal presence. Divine sovereignty both confirms the
promises as sure testimonies, and enforces the precepts as seemly and becoming
in the presence of so great a Lord.
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