Thy word hath I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy love. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. Therefore, remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. I shall run in the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. Psalms 119:11; Psalms 119:38. and Psalms 119:6; Psalms 119:49; Psalms 119:32.
Thus gospel comfort powerfully stirreth up to walk according to the law, and the law urges evermore to lay hold on and make right use of the gospel, as not to abuse it to security; which are both very needful. For whosoever makes void, and neglects the law, cannot but make a wrong application of the gospel, and is in danger of either being hurried into libertinism, following the bent of his own imagination, or to his great punishment falls under a heavy yoke of mere human invention. May the Lord lead and keep us in the right way,
Laden with guilt, and full of fears,
I’ll fly to thee, my Lord;
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
But in thy written word.
This is the Judge that ends the strife.
Where wit and reason fail;
My guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale.
O! may thy counsels, mighty God,
My roving feet command:
Nor I forsake the happy road,
That leads to thy right hand.