...bitterest spirit, yet I can say, in the language of the Psalmist, The lines are fallen unt» me in pkasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Here I am, in my calm retreat—fed with my daily bread , —far away from the noise of contention and strife— waiting...

...give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance." Hence, Hieronymus has rendered the passage, " The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage." And Deut. xxxii. 8, 9, we have it, " He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the...

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...give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance." Hence, Hieronymus has rendered the passage, " The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage." And Deut. xxxii. 8, 9, we have it, " He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the...

...where he says, " The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup; Thou maintamest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places, yea, I have a goodly heritage."— And that the Lord must indeed be a " goodly heritage" to those who are so unspeakably happy as to possess...

...The LORD is the portion of mine itv. iieritancc and of my cup: thou maiutaim'si my lot. H 6 The line; ll I let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met w 7 1 will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel ; my reins also instruct me in the night seasons....

...Ixxiv. 9, 10. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup ; thou maintainest my lot; the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage, &c. In thy presence is fulness of joy : at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. — Ps....

...but little here below ; " Nor wants that little long." — But as to spiritual good, they may well say, The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage. For the Lord is the portion of their inheritance, and of their cup. His testimonies are their heritage...

...present weakness. Therefore, said David, " The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage." What can be desired for an heritage not to be found in him ? Do you ask for large possessions ? —...

...silent: The Lord is the por-™ tion of mine inheritance, and of my cup ; thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage; therefore / will bless the Lord. In conceiving such meditations, his head and his heart should constantly...