"Lord, Thou wilt ordain peace for us." 1. There is an _appointment_
or _ordination._ To ordain is an act of authority and power. You may
wish and promise a thing, but the monarch ordains, and what he
ordains is supported by all the resources of the realm, and will be
accomplished. Much more shall God's counsel stand and His pleasure be
done. 2. What is the _blessing_ He will ordain? "Peace!" Peace
_temporal_ (Prov. xvi. 7). Peace _spiritual_.[1]