Psalms 119:9. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
The psalmist has spoken about the holy way; now he would speak about young men running in it. One of the most intense desires of every godly man is that there may be a succession of godly men. Oh, that our young men might be good men, so that, when the old men pass away, the generation following them may be as good as their fathers, nay more, that they may be far better! "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?" Within him are strong passions, around him are fierce temptations; wherewithal shall he cleanse his way? There are plenty who would defile him; the youth is compassed about with the temptations of gaiety and the allurements of folly:
"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?" Here is the answer
Psalms 119:9. By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
There is no keeping a clean way if you walk with your eyes shut; you must pick your path in such a foul road as this: "By taking heed thereto according to thy word." Yes, the greatest heed we can take will not keep us out of the mire unless God’s Word is a continual lamp unto our feet and a constant light unto our path. Oh, that every young man here might cleanse his way by taking heed thereto according to God’s Word!
Psalms 119:9. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
The psalmist has spoken about the holy way; now he would speak about young men running in it. One of the most intense desires of every godly man is that there may be a succession of godly men. Oh, that our young men might be good men, so that, when the old men pass away, the generation following them may be as good as their fathers, nay more, that they may be far better! "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?" Within him are strong passions, around him are fierce temptations; wherewithal shall he cleanse his way? There are plenty who would defile him; the youth is compassed about with the temptations of gaiety and the allurements of folly:
"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?" Here is the answer
Psalms 119:9. By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
There is no keeping a clean way if you walk with your eyes shut; you must pick your path in such a foul road as this: "By taking heed thereto according to thy word." Yes, the greatest heed we can take will not keep us out of the mire unless God’s Word is a continual lamp unto our feet and a constant light unto our path. Oh, that every young man here might cleanse his way by taking heed thereto according to God’s Word!