...in the family, When the poor and needy seek "water, and there is none, and their tongue J'ailethfor thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open springs. Like that sweet scripture — He Jllkth the hungry with...

...words came to my mind, Isaiah xli. 1 7. " When the poor and the needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them." I saw they were applicable to my case; but being in company, could not at that...

...discourse on that text, Is. xli. 17, 18. — " When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them ; I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys;...

...serving the Lord. Lord, hast thou not said, when the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst ; I the Lord will hear them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. O Lord, I am poor and needy, and my soul thirsteth for thee. Hear me: Let me...

...its provisions ; for thus runs the promise, " When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I, the Lord will hear them ; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them," Isa. xli. 17. And thus has the performance of it been. This promise has been...

...thou not said, when the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth 250 for thirst ; I the Lord will hear them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. O Lord, I am poor and needy, and my soul thirsteth for thee. Hear me : Let me...

...such an occasion : " When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue falleth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys...

...compassionate words of their tender Shepherd ; " When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I, the Lord, will hear them ; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them." 3. Finally, let the text direct vour eves to the Saviour of the world, as the...

...yourselves. In any country or corner of the world, "When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the Lord will hear them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them." Remember then, Christians, you cannot exhaust the mercy of God. Exert yourselves...

...seek the Almighty, whose promise remains sure: "When the poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them ; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them." The blessed change of earthly for heavenly possessions, may niy soul ever seek,...