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| 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? |
Put I my trust – Like David against Goliath, we must battle in full reliance upon the Lord, using the sling and pebble of truth. If we cannot conquer along these lines we cannot conquer at all. R4216:6
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| 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. |
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| 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? |
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| 4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. |
In his holy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. |
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| 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. |
Upon the wicked – In the Day of Vengeance, the time of trouble. D541
And in the testing season at the end of the Millennium. A303
Fire and brimstone – Trouble and destruction. D541
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| 7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. |
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