Psalms 27:10-11

Psalms 27:10-11. Then the LORD will take me up. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

This is a prayer which all Christians have good need to pray, for there are so many enemies who will, if they can, cause us to stumble, so many who watch for our halting, that we need to pray, "Lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies." Yet let me also say to you that it matters not how carefully and warily you may walk, nor how holy you may be, you will be sure to be slandered, ay, and sometimes by Christian people, too. There are always some to tell the lie, and others to repeat it, and some to believe in it, and even to rejoice in it. It would be a mercy if some people had no tongues; for, if they had none, they would commit far less sin than they do now.