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Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 40:12

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Psalms40:12

(second clause).

1. The soul arrested —"taken hold."

2. The soul bewildered —"cannot look up."

3. The soul's only refuge —prayer, Ps 40:13.

Verses 11-13. As an instance of clerical ingenuity, it may be well to mention that Canon Wordsworth has a sermon from these verses upon "the duty of making responses int public prayer."

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