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I. THIS SOUL PRESERVATION IS DIVINE. "The Lord shall preserve," etc. No one else can preserve it —

1. In the right train of thought. Wrong thoughts are dangerous.

2. In the right objects of sympathy. Wrong affections are dangerous.

3. In the right course of action. One step out of the proper path is dangerous.

II. THIS SOUL PRESERVATION IS COMPLETE.

1. It is a preservation guarding from all evil.

2. It is a preservation extending over all activities. In solitude and in society; in business and in recreation; in all engagements and in all scenes; the shield of His protection is over it. He is with it in all its "ins" and "outs" of life.

III. THIS SOUL PRESERVATION IS EVERLASTING. From henceforth "even for evermore." Who shall tell the events, the ages, the requirements of the soul in that "evermore "?

1. The soul is to live a life of dependence for "evermore."

2. The Lord will be its support for "evermore."

(Homilist.)

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KJV: The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

WEB: Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.