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A practical exposition on the 130th Psalm
A practical exposition on the 130th Psalm wherein the nature of the forgiveness of sin is declared, the truth and reality of it asserted, and the case of a soul distressed with the guilt of sin and relieved by a discovery of forgiveness with God is at large discoursed / by John Owen.
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1669
AN EXPOSITION UPON PSALM CXXX. › General Scope of the whole Psalm. › Verse 3: Verse 3.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If thou Lord; He here fixes on another name of God; which is Jah. A name though from the same root with the former, yet seldom used, but to intimate and express the terrible Majesty of God. He rideth on the Heavens, and is extolled by his name Jah. Psal. 68. 4. He is to deal now with God about the guilt of sin; and God is represented to the soul as great and terrible; that he may know what to expect and look for, if the matter must be tried out according to the demerit of sin.
If thou Lord; He here fixes on another name of God; which is Jah. A name though from the same root with the former, yet seldom used, but to intimate and express the terrible Majesty of God. He rideth on the Heavens, and is extolled by his name Jah. Psal. 68. 4. He is to deal now with God about the guilt of sin; and God is represented to the soul as great and terrible; that he may know what to expect and look for, if the matter must be tryed out according to the demerit of sin.
What then saith he to J A H? [Greek or Hebrew] If thou shouldst mark iniquities. [Greek or Hebrew] is to observe and keep as in safe custody. To keep, preserve and watch diligently. So to remark and observe, as to retain that which is observed, to ponder it, and lay it up in the heart, Gen. 37. 11. Jacob observed Josephs dream: that is, he retained the memory of it, and pondered it in his heart.
What then saith he to J A H? 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 If thou shouldst mark iniquities. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is to observe and keep as in safe custody. To keep, preserve and watch diligently. So to remark and observe, as to retain that which is observed, to ponder it, and lay it up in the heart,