Whispers of His Power – NOVEMBER 6
Ps. 63.8: My soul followeth hard after Thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
(BCP): My soul hangeth upon Thee.
Hindu India is divided into two great schools of thought. One school finds an illustration of what he believes in the baby monkey clinging to his mother. The other finds his illustration in the mother cat holding her kitten. Psalm 63.8 unites the two thoughts, for both are true, and both together make the whole truth.
My soul hangeth upon Thee – the monkey hold.
Thy right hand upholdeth me – the cat hold.
Am I tempted to be slack about my Quiet Times, or about something which nobody sees, but which weakens me? Then the word for me is Hold on; don’t be slack. Be in earnest. My soul hangeth upon Thee. My soul followeth hard after Thee.
Am I tired, tempted to fear, tempted to discouragement? There is no need to fear. Underneath are the everlasting arms (Deut. 33.27). Thy right hand upholdeth me.
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These words are from ’Whispers of His Power’ a collection of writings that Amy Carmichael wrote for her ‘children’ and others associated with the Dohnavur Fellowship. and are Copyright © The Dohnavur Fellowship 1982
Unless otherwise stated, biblical quotations are from the Authorized King James Version of the Bible.
The following abbreviations are used to refer to other versions and sources:
BCP: Book of Common Prayer, the Great Bible of Coverdale
Conybeare: W. J. Conybeare, The Epistles of Paul (a translation)
Delitzsch: F. Delitzsch, Notes on Job and the Psalms
Kay: W. Kay, The Psalms (a translation)
LXX: The Septuagint
Moffatt: J. Moffatt, The New Testament: a new translation
Rotherham: J. B. Rotherham, The Emphasized Bible Revised Version
RV: Revised Version
Way: A. Way, The Letters of St Paul (a translation)
Westcott: F. Westcott, Notes on the Gospel of St John
Weymouth: R. F. Weymouth, The New Testament in Modern Speech
Young: R. Young, A Literal Translation of the Bible
Verses of poetry without quotation marks were written by Amy Carmichael.
