meaning given to it by Him who said that to follow Him was to have the light of life. Whether any dim foreboding of a better light than streams from even an Eastern sun, and of a truer life than the vain shadow which men call by that august name, floated before the singer or not, we can thankfully interpret his words, so as to make them the utterance of the Christian consciousness that the ultimate design of all God's deliverances of souls from death and of feet from falling is that, not only in ways of holiness here, but in the more perfect consciousness of His greater nearness hereafter, and in correspondingly increased perfectness of active service, we should walk before God in the light of the living. PSALM LVII. 1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me; For in Thee has my soul taken refuge: And in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge, Until the [tempest of] destructions is gone by. 2 I will cry to God Most High; To God who accomplishes for me. 3 He will send from heaven, and save me; [For] He that would swallow me up blasphemes. Selah. God shall send His Loving-kindness and His Troth. 4 My soul is among lions; I must lie down among those who breathe out fire-- Sons of men, whose teeth are spear and arrows, Their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Exalt Thyself above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thy glory. 6 A net have they prepared for my steps: They have bowed down my soul: They have digged before me a pit; They have fallen into the midst of it. Selah. 7 Steadfast is my heart, O God, steadfast is my heart: I will sing and harp. 8 Awake, my glory; awake, harp and lute: I will wake the dawn. 9 I will give Thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord: I will harp to Thee among the nations. 10 For great unto the heavens is Thy Loving-kindness, And unto the clouds Thy Troth. 11 Exalt Thyself above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thy glory.