...to him, to appeal to his Maker on the ground of the covenant made for him by his parents. ' O Lord, I am thy servant ; I am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid.' ' Thou art the God that took me from my birth ; I was cast upon thee when a child.' Who can doubt that...

...supplication. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds." Ps. cxvi. 1, 2, 16. Death is an event that must be experienced by us...

..." Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth,"93 and is thus tendered, " O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid."94 " Take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; for I have hoped in thy judgments....

...dear in the sight of the Lord is the \ death -•- of | his -•- saints. 14 Behold, 0 Lord, how that I am thy | ser-•vant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid ; thou hast broken my | bonds -•- in | sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- |...

...presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD, is the death of his saints. 1C Oh red unto n2¡rjebprf, and shall die there. 27 And Moses did as thy handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will oiler to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving : and...

...servant." "Seek Thy servant; give Thy strength unto Thy servant." " Hide not Thy face from Thy servant." "O Lord, truly I am Thy servant ; I am Thy servant," and the son of Thine handmaid, Thou hast burst my bonds. Note a threefold claim. Thy servant, born in Thy house, and Thou hast made...

...thee, and hast forgotten the Lord that created thee" (Deut. xxxii. 6, 18). 8. Submission. " 0 Lord, I am Thy servant ; I am Thy servant, and the son of Thy handmaid" (Psalm cxv. 16). THIRD TRUTH: I am destined for God. CONSIDERATIONS. 1. God is not only...

...the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD /.v the death of his saints. 16 d, thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon...

...from tears, and my feet from falling. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. O Lord, truly I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, and the son of Thine handmaid: Thou shalt loose my bonds. 48 He that loveth not the Lord Jesus, let him be accursed. 49 O that I might...

...shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke,' and Psalm 116:16 (AV), 'O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.' Herbert's original audience doubtless recalled that the verses on either...