Psalms 71:16. I will go in the strength of the LORD GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
He did not reckon that any other righteousness was worth mentioning; -and certainly not his own. The best of men, those who have been the most noted for their good works, have always been the first to feel that they had no works in which they could put any trust One godly man, when he was dying, said to a friend, "I have been trying to separate my good works and my evil works from one another, but I have found the task too great for me; so I have thrown them all overboard, and now I will float to heaven upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ alone."
Psalms 71:16. I will go in the strength of the LORD GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
He did not reckon that any other righteousness was worth mentioning; -and certainly not his own. The best of men, those who have been the most noted for their good works, have always been the first to feel that they had no works in which they could put any trust One godly man, when he was dying, said to a friend, "I have been trying to separate my good works and my evil works from one another, but I have found the task too great for me; so I have thrown them all overboard, and now I will float to heaven upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ alone."