32 DAVID

Yes, the only safety for man or boy is the fear of God. Not the fear which makes
people afraid of God, for David could not have been afraid when he sung, e. The Lord is
my Shepherd,” any more than his sheep were afraid of him, but knew his voice, and
followed him when he called them; but the fear of grieving God by our wrong-doing
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This fear will help young or old to resist temptation and fight against the giant of

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sin. This fear will bring back those who have sinned to God in sorrow to be forgiven,
as David after the greatest sin of his life wrote the 51st Psalm, “ Have mercy upon me, O
God, after Thy great goodness ; according to the multitude of Thy mercies, do away mine
offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin.” This
fear will help us bravely to go on doing what is right, as David went to meet the giant in
the Name of the Lord of Hosts, “for the battle is the Lord’s.”