The blessing is not in the sound, but in the soul. It is the soul that knows the sound. Eloquence, that moves all hearts, is utterly unimpressive if the soul, capable of thinking and feeling, is not there. The same evangelisation spoke to the Hebrews in the tones of the silver trumpets as in our Christian service; it spoke to them of a family relationship with God, of a Mediator, of a Sacrifice, of worship of Him, the one only true God. It was joyful. It said, "Ye are God's husbandry; ye are God's building."
I. It was a joyful sound. It proclaimed Divine ordinances; it said, "Sin and tyranny have not all dominion over you."
II. It was a joyful sound. It proclaimed the possibility of a deeper union with God. It is this joyful sound which thrills the spirit as with the trumpet-call to victory. This sound becomes a strong compulsion in the being, till the free nature exclaims, "The love of Christ constraineth us."
III. "They shall walk,O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance." They shall be blessed in the present enjoyment, knowing whom they have believed, doing all for the glory of God. And how blessed is the anticipation, stirring the heart with even a deeper tide of joy, for the light of God's countenance shall not only be a present blessedness, but the source of yet brighter expectations.
E. Paxton Hood, Sermons,p. 264.
References: Psalms 89:15. Spurgeon, Old Testament Outlines,p. 126; A. Maclaren, Contemporary Pulpit,vol. iii., p. 252; Outline Sermons to Children,p. 61; A. Watson, Sermons for Sundays, Festivals, and Fasts,2nd series, vol. i., p. 76. Psalms 89:16. Ibid.,1st series, p. 92.Psalms 89:19. Spurgeon, Sermons,vol. i., No. 11; Ibid., Morning by Morning,p. 23.Psalms 89:37; Psalms 89:38. E. H. Gifford, Voices of the Prophets,p. 215.