Psalm 119:108 Accept, I beseech you, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me your judgments. It is a great grace that the Lord should accept anything from us, if we consider these three things. First, who the Lord is. Next, what we are. Thirdly, what it is we have to give unto Him. As for the Lord, He is all-sufficient, and stands in need of nothing we can give Him. As for us, we are poor creatures living by His liberality; yea, begging from all the rest of His creatures; from the sun and moon; from the air, the water, and the earth; from fowls and fishes; yea, from the worms; some give us light; some meat, some cloth; and are such beggars as we meet to give to a King? And thirdly, if we well consider, what is it that we give? Have we anything to give but that which we have received from Him? (Bp. Cowper.) Parallel Verses KJV: Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.WEB: Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances. |
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