...Thus in Ps. xl, 17 : "I am poor and needy, yet the Lord thinketh upon me." Thus in Is. xli, 17 : " When the poor and needy seek water and there is none,...them ; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them." Thus also, ch. Ixi, 1 : " The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek ;" the same...

...thirst, I the LORD will hear them, / the God of Israel will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in makesl me dwell in safety. PSALM V. V To the chief musician spring* of water. 19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, we may say, Be is righteous ? yea, there...

...any genuine humility, real contrition, and sincere desire of grace, how encouraging is the promise, "When the poor and needy seek water, and there is...pool of water, and the dry land springs of water." And again, " the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that...

...xliv, 3. b Isa. Iviii, 11. cjer. xvii, 8. djer. xxxi, 12. ojames iv, 6. Isai. xxxv, 6, 7. gjohn vii,38. of Israel will not forsake them; I will open rivers...will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry lan'cl springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah-tree, and myrtle, and...

...are frequently exhi* Acts ;ii. 6. bited to our view under the simile of water. Jehovah' promises, " when the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,...hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them ; but will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys." He will make the...

...shall shake like Lebanon : and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth."* Thus also, " I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in...pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will...

...soul lotheth an honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. — Prov. xxvii. 7. When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,...tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, &c. I will open rivers in high places, &c. — Isa. xli. 17, 18. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come...

...for him. He can turn the shadow of death into the morning. Jehovah-jireh ! The Lord will provide. " When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,...pool of water, and the dry land springs of water." Secondly. See how want endears our blessings. " Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well ; sing...

...It is evidently with reference to this mercy, that God makes the promise in Isai. xli. 17 — 19. " When the poor and needy seek water and there is none,...God of Israel, will not forsake them ; I will open the rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the vallies ; I will make the wilderness a...

...Spirit be poured from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field." And chap. xli. 18, 19. " I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in...pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah-tree, and the myrtle, and the oiltree: I will...