Sermons on Psalm 119

by John Calvin

300 Pages

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The Argument of this Psalm, the use thereof, and the instruction that we may gather by it is, to wit, that a faithful man is here taught to stir up himself to the reading of God's Word, and thereby to confirm himself accordingly. If David himself had done this, who of all others was the most excellent, how much more then ought we to do the like? Even we, which are so rude and ignorant, and far from so much profiting in the school of God as he? But because we are so cold, and have need to be spurred forward like Asses, David here shows us, what profit and commodity we may receive by this continual study, if everyone of us will apply ourselves to see and hear that which God has manifested unto us in his law, and in the Holy Scriptures. As he says in the Psalm, "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word." Quite different than the typical modern Sermon with its introduction or even an initial greeting to the congregation, Calvin lets the Word of God by his preaching immediately take hold and strike at the wickedness of man. The first words out of his mouth are, "Beloved, we ought to be greatly ashamed of ourselves, when as our good God and heavenly Father, goeth about by all means possible to draw us unto him, and yet we in no wise will come nigh him, but rather as is commonly said, do pull our heads out of the collar and hale backward." Through this classic 400 year-old work Calvin brings the reader to a clear and striking awareness: of his sinful and needy condition; of who God is; of the magnificence of the Word of God; and hence why we need to seek him and the mind of Christ through His Word with our whole heart! These sermons reveal not simply Calvin the theologian and expositor, but Calvin the preacher and pastor to those placed under his care. This edition contains a Foreword by Dr. James M. Boice, Senior Pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. There is also an Index of Scriptures referred to by Calvin, and an extensive Subject Index.