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Psalms 38:4
"For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me."
"me. I knew that it was impossible for me to live long in this state, and I dared not die and meet the terrible fate of the sinner. With what envy did I regard those who realized their acceptance with God! How precious did the Christian's hope seem to my agonized soul! 1T 26.2"
Both passages describe a feeling of being overwhelmed by sin and its consequences. The EGW passage describes the 'terrible fate of the sinner' and the Psalms verse describes iniquities as a 'heavy burden.'
"When sinners were invited forward to the anxious seat, hundreds responded to the call, and I, among the rest, pressed through the crowd and took my place with the seekers. But there was in my heart a feeling that I could never become worthy to be called a child of God. A lack of confidence in myself, and a conviction that it would be impossible to make anyone understand my feelings, prevented me from seeking advice and aid from my Christian friends. Thus I wandered needlessly in darkness and despair, while they, not penetrating my reserve, were entirely ignorant of my true state. 1T 14.4"
Both passages describe a feeling of being burdened by sin and unworthiness. In Psalms 38:4, the psalmist describes his iniquities as a heavy burden. EGW expresses a feeling that she could never become worthy to be called a child of God. The connection lies in the shared experience of feeling weighed down by sin and its consequences.
"entering the town. Zacchaeus determined to see Him. He was beginning to realize how bitter are the fruits of sin, and how difficult the path of him who tries to return from a course of wrong. To be misunderstood, to be met with suspicion and distrust in the effort to correct his errors, was hard to bear. The chief publican longed to look upon the face of Him whose words had brought hope to his heart. DA 553.1"
Both passages describe the burden of sin and the difficulty of returning from a wrong course. The EGW passage speaks of Zacchaeus's realization of the bitterness of sin, while the Psalm speaks of iniquities being a heavy burden. There is a clear thematic parallel.