Psalms 119:7. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Not "I will praise myself." Not "I will take credit to myself for my clean walking;" but "When thou hast taught me, and I learn thy ways, then all the praise shall be rendered unto thee." This is the fruit of evangelical obedience. Legal obedience, even could it be rendered, would be sure to claim the servant’s wage, and take to itself the praise; but the obedience of a child of God leads to the laying of honour at Jehovah’s feet.
Psalms 119:7. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Not "I will praise myself." Not "I will take credit to myself for my clean walking;" but "When thou hast taught me, and I learn thy ways, then all the praise shall be rendered unto thee." This is the fruit of evangelical obedience. Legal obedience, even could it be rendered, would be sure to claim the servant’s wage, and take to itself the praise; but the obedience of a child of God leads to the laying of honour at Jehovah’s feet.