Three Looks and Their Results
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A Look up - Delighted
In Psalm 63, the soul gets into the sanctuary and looks up: "I have seen Thee in the sanctuary," and is filled with joy and delight. It could not be otherwise; to behold His power and glory is to be taken out of self, and everything in this scene, and the result is praise and worship.
A Look Around - Distracted
In Psalm 73:1-22, the soul looks around, and becomes envious of the foolish and the prosperity of the wicked, and then becomes distracted; until it finds itself in the sanctuary, then to discover not only the end of the wicked, but also its own folly, ignorance and unworthiness.
Three Looks and Their Results: A Look Within - Depressed
In Psalm 77:4-9, the soul looks within, and reasons on what it finds there: all is darkness and depression; it always is if we commune with own our hearts, and the conclusion is: "Hath God forgotten to be gracious?"