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Psalms 51:8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Psalms 51:8. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Brothers and sisters in Christ, we cannot sin with impunity. Worldlings may do so as far as this life is concerned; but a child of God will find that, to him, sin and smart, if they do not go together, will follow very closely upon one another’s heels. Ay, and our Father in heaven chastens his people very sorely, even to the breaking of their bones; and it is only when he applies the promises to our hearts by the gracious operation of his Holy Spirit, and makes the chambers of our soul to echo with the voice of his lovingkindness, that we " hear joy and gladness again. It is only then that our broken bones are bound up, and begin to rejoice once more.

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