13. I will take the cup of salvation. To take the cup of salvation was in itself an act of worship, and it was accompanied with other forms of adoration; hence the psalmist says, and call upon the name of the Lord. He means that he will utter blessings and thanksgivings and prayers, and then drink of the cup which the Lord had filled with his saving grace. What a cup is this! Upon the table of infinite love stands the cup full of blessing; it is ours by faith to take it in our hand, make it our own, and partake of it, and then with joyful hearts to laud and magnify the gracious One who has filled it for our sakes. We can do this figuratively at the sacramental table; we can do it spiritually every time we grasp the golden chalice of the covenant, realizing the fullness of blessing which it contains, and by faith receiving its contents into our inmost soul.
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