Psalms 116:7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Poor dove! thou art dropping into the water; thy wings can scarcely sustain thee; come back to Noah: "Return unto thy Noah, O my soul!" That is the Old Testament reading of it, and the New Testament rendering is, "Return unto thy Jesus, O my soul, for he is thy true rest! Get back to him, ‘for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.’ In past times, when thou wert dwelling with him in close communion, it was better with thee than it is now that thou hast wandered from him. Return, return, poor prodigal, for there is every inducement to bring thee back. In your Father’s house, there is bread enough and to spare; he never stinted thee. ‘The Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee;’ and he is dealing bountifully with thee even now in giving thee the opportunity to come back, in giving thee the power to pray, and in permitting thee to go to the blood-sprinkled mercy-seat."
Psalms 116:7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Poor dove! thou art dropping into the water; thy wings can scarcely sustain thee; come back to Noah: "Return unto thy Noah, O my soul!" That is the Old Testament reading of it, and the New Testament rendering is, "Return unto thy Jesus, O my soul, for he is thy true rest! Get back to him, ‘for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.’ In past times, when thou wert dwelling with him in close communion, it was better with thee than it is now that thou hast wandered from him. Return, return, poor prodigal, for there is every inducement to bring thee back. In your Father’s house, there is bread enough and to spare; he never stinted thee. ‘The Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee;’ and he is dealing bountifully with thee even now in giving thee the opportunity to come back, in giving thee the power to pray, and in permitting thee to go to the blood-sprinkled mercy-seat."