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Psalm 119 is noted for its call to delight in the word of God. But we must not fail to realize that this great psalm is also infused with great lament. In The Path of Life, J. Stephen Yuille follows the psalmist through his many ups and downs in order to see how he gives voice to the song in our soul. Here is comfort for bearing sorrow, strength for enduring difficulty, trust for facing...

poor in spirit—an attitude before God that arises from a proper self-perception. When we perceive our sin, we recognize that we are without moral virtues adequate to commend ourselves to God. Finding no goodness in our hearts, we run to Him for grace and comfort. George Swinnock describes the poor in spirit as the “broken-hearted,” who possess a “hungry soul.”8 Similarly, in defining the poor in spirit, Thomas Watson refers to “those who are brought to the sense of their sins, and seeing no goodness