Psalms 31:3. For thou art my rock and my fortress;
Why did David just now pray God to be to him what he here says that God is? It was, surely, in order that he might know experimentally what he already knew doctrinally; he wanted the truth, in which he already believed, to be proven in his own experience, so he prayed to the Lord, "Be thou my strong rock, . . . for thou art my rock and my fortress;" -
Psalms 31:3. Therefore for thy name’s sake -
"For thy glory’s sake, for thy honour’s sake," -
Psalms 31:3. Lead me, and guide me.
"Lead me, as a child needs to be led. Guide me, as a traveler in a foreign land needs to be guided. I need thee both to lead and to guide me."
Psalms 31:3. For thou art my rock and my fortress;
Why did David just now pray God to be to him what he here says that God is? It was, surely, in order that he might know experimentally what he already knew doctrinally; he wanted the truth, in which he already believed, to be proven in his own experience, so he prayed to the Lord, "Be thou my strong rock, . . . for thou art my rock and my fortress;" -
Psalms 31:3. Therefore for thy name’s sake -
"For thy glory’s sake, for thy honour’s sake," -
Psalms 31:3. Lead me, and guide me.
"Lead me, as a child needs to be led. Guide me, as a traveler in a foreign land needs to be guided. I need thee both to lead and to guide me."