6. The Lord preserveth the simple. Those who have a great deal of wit may take care of themselves. Those who have no worldly craft and subtlety and guile, but simply trust in God, and do the right, may depend upon it that God’s care will be over them. The worldly-wise with all their prudence will be taken in their own craftiness, but those who walk in their integrity with single-minded truthfulness before God will be protected against the wiles of their enemies, and enabled to outlive their foes. Though the saints are like sheep in the midst of wolves, and comparatively defenseless, yet there are more sheep in the world than wolves, and it is highly probable that the sheep will feed in safety when not a single wolf is left: even so the meek will inherit the earth when the wicked are no more. I was brought low, and he helped me. Simple though I was, the Lord did not pass me by. Though reduced in circumstances, slandered, depressed, and sick, the Lord helped me. There are many ways in which the child of God may be brought low, but the help of God is as various as the need of his people. There are thousands who can say, “I was brought low, and he helped me.” This should be said to the praise of his grace, and for the comforting of others who may pass through the like ordeal. Note how David after stating the general doctrine proves and illustrates it from his own experience.
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