...delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. JOD. 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me : give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments....

...The Rule and Exercises of " Holy Dying," chap. iii. sect. 6. on " The Ad" vantages of Sickness." 72. The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. Affliction taketh from us the inclination to offend, and it giveth us, in return, a knowledge of that...

...delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been atflicted-, that I might learn thy statutes 72 , O Lord, be J \JU * 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments....

...or drowsy there. The reason is, because religion is their pleasure. They say, like good king David, "The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver;" "How sweet are thy words unto my taste; yea, sweeter than honey to my lips." And therefore they are...

...delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. o EVENING PRAYER. JOET. THY hands have made me, and fashioned me : give me understanding that I may...

...knowledge of the Holy Scriptures was accurate and extensive. She could truly say with the Psalmist, " The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver." She loved to recall, also, many of our admirable hymns, which embody the sentiments of the Inspired...

...delight in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy stamtes. 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. F 73 Thy bauds have made me, and fashioned me: give me understandiug, that I may leara thy commandments....

...his mouth more than my necessary food. (23 Job. I?.) 22. How did the Psalmist esteem the Scriptures? The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. (119 P. 72.) 23. How does the Psalmist describe the excellencies of the word of God ? The law of the...

...God to be to us by which grace is first communicated andV afterwards improved in our souls ! " TJe law of thy mouth is better unto me, than thousands of gold and silver," Psal. cxix. 72 ; and well may it be so, whilst it imparts and improves that to which gold and silver...

...his mouth more than my necessary food. (23 Job. 12.) 22. How did the Psalmist esteem the Scriptures? The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. (119 P. 72.) 23. How does the Psalmist describe the excellencies of the word of God? The law of the...