...when I shall fall, I shall rise ; when I shall sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me ; I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned, &c.' or, ' The sad counttnance of God,' as the Hebrew hath it. This soul had no assurance, for he sat...

...try me, and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." And again, " I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I...the light, and I shall behold his righteousness." Coming to the light that our deeds may be made manifest; exposing our conscience to the force and power...

...the prophet; " when I fall I shall arise ; — when I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a Jight unto me. He will bring me forth to the light ; and I shall behold his righteousness," If I have put up a fervent prayer, and I find a comfort^ able persuasion in my heart that the Spirit...

...Micah in the spirit of faith, Micah vii. 8, 9. " When I sit in darkness the Lord will be a light unto me ; he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness." Blessed be God that the night of ignorance, grief, or affliction, which attends us in this world, is...

...you, you shall wander there till you can accept the punishment of your iniquity, till you can say, I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him; till you can humble yourself under the mighty hand of God; till you can kiss the rod, and submit to...

...righteousness is of me, saith the Lord." And to this the faith of the church subscribes, when she says, " He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness." But then it may be objected, Where is the judgment of the martyrs? And it may also be objected, Where...

...the response of faith is, " When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light unto me, for he shall bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness." If they are disquieted through trouble of mind, hear the kindly promise, "As one whom his mother comforteth,...

...enemy : When I fall, I shall arise ; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. Ver. 9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I...to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. Nah. i. 7- The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in...

...hearts rise against God for what they have procured to themselves ? Is it not a reasonable resolve, ' I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him?' Mic. vii. 9. A discontented spirit will always be found an -unhumbled spirit, insensible of its ill...

...themselves into sickness, poverty, and a thousand other penal evils ; and instead of saying as they ought, / will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, they are not ashamed to throw the whole weight of their affliction into the scale of God's decrees....