...by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pic \vherein is no water. h Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron ; because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High : therefore...

...covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone oiii of my lips,"* "Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses, • Ps. Ixxxix. 30, 31, 32, 33, 4*. he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death, and brake...

...that men would praise JEHOVAH, for his goodness, and far his wonderful works to the children of men ! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. (p) Ogive chanks unto JEHOVAH, for be is good: for his mercy endureth forever. Let the redeemed of...

...longeth for communion with God in the ordinances of his grace, the greater are his evidences for heaven ; for he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness, Psalm cvii. 0. And our ever blessed Lord hath said, " Bles" sed are they that hunger and thirst after...

...providence to direct him. His unhappy situation is represented by his being in a prison ; for he now sits in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron. The prayer of David may apply to the case of aa awakened sinner, as well as to that of a disconsolate...

...Son of God. Jesus will receive him most cordially, and entertain him with the best in his house. " For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness." Psalm cvii. 9. To such souls Jesus will say at his table, " Eat, O friends, drink, yea, drink abundantly,...

...drink to Quench their thirst, Ff and plenty of good things to satisfy their hungry appetite. VeV. 10. Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron :] They also who have no other dwelling but a dark prison, nay, a horrible dungeon ; where, to add to their...

...down their heart with labour ; they fell down, and there era* none to help. 13 Then they cried unto copy of this law in a book out of that which z* before the priests th 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh...

...men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 9. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Matt. v. 45. He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and...

...disease ; then says he, " I am the Lurd that healeth theej" and he often shews himself B2 merciful to such as sit in darkness, and In the shadow of death, being bound with cords of affliction, and sends his word and healeth them. But the disease may.be spiritual, and...