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Prayer for Protection, Guidance, and Pardon.
A Psalm of David. |
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1 Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
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2 O my God, in thee have I trusted,
Let me not be put to shame;
Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
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3 Yes, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame:
They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
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4 Show me thy ways, O Jehovah;
Teach me thy paths.
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5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me;
For thou art the God of my salvation;
For thee do I wait all the day.
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6 Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;
For they have been ever of old.
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7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:
According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me,
For thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.
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8 Good and upright is Jehovah:
Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
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9 The meek will he guide in justice;
And the meek will he teach his way.
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The meek – The fully consecrated children of God who have laid aside their own ways and thoughts to both know and to walk in God's ways. R1023:2
Those who hear the Master's voice by whomsoever he speaks. R1574:3
Ones willing to leave the confession found to be false and the denomination found to be in error. R1305:5
If you are honestly in doubt as to God's teaching, and meekly desirous of being shown, God is ready and willing to lead you into the truth. R1256:3
Guide in judgment – Guidance for the knowing of his will. R590:1*
Thus the results of the consecrated deliberations of the Church should be accepted by all as the mind of the Lord. R1891:6
The spirit of a sound mind leads one to accept God's instructions and reject his own faulty judgment. R5095:4
All classes of mankind need divine instruction. R5370:1
Meek will he teach – It is to those who are meek that Jesus was sent to preach the good tidings. (Isa. 61:1) R3103:3
As we seek to teach the meek, let us see that we also maintain a meek, childlike spirit. R957:4
Before honor is humility, and before exaltation is humiliation. R764:5
Self-confidence hinders the seeing of truth. R2882:3
"God resisteth the proud." (Jas. 4:6) R5370:4
The meek are the only ones in a position to receive instruction. R5370:4
The proud and haughty, therefore, are very unsafe spiritual guides. R2241:3
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10 All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth
Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
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All the paths – God will bring order out of present confusion. R2334:6
"And we will walk in his paths." (Isa. 2:3; Mic. 4:2) R2334:6
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11 For thy name's sake, O Jehovah,
Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
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12 What man is he that feareth Jehovah?
Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.
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13 His soul shall dwell at ease;
And his seed shall inherit the land.
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14 The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him;
And he will show them his covenant.
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Secret of the LORD – The deep things of God, the divine plan. R5989:5, R2208:3, R5462:4
"The mystery" --revealed only to the saints and hidden from all others. (Col. 1:26) R4492:1, R4715:2
That we should be fellowheirs, and of the same nature as our Redeemer. (Eph. 3:6) SM152:2
The full import of the great oath-bound promise. R5285:3
In the secret of the Lord's presence an armament of grace and truth is specially provided. SM289:2
The principle of keeping secret the divine purpose, yet providing a key to its understanding in due time, can be illustrated by the time-lock of a bank. OV6:2
Is with – So that the Lord's consecrated people might know of the time in which we are living and be more and more quickened, energized and separated from the world and its spirit. HG399:1
Them that fear him – Such as have made a covenant with the Lord by sacrifice. R4666:3, R5462:4, R5039:2; SM457:3; Q719:7; CR9:4; CR10:3; CR90:4; CR92:2
But not with others, not even Satan--to whom, no doubt, much of the Word is obscure. A171; D611, D612; R4492:1, R4631:3; OV65:3; CR10:1; CR92:2; Q621:2
It is the due time to open up things new as well as old. CR92:4
Developing in them the spirit of perfect love. CR9:5
Not all have ears to hear. SM183:2
The Lord does not honor the world, nor the worldly-wise, with a knowledge of his secret purposes. R1617:6
The world cannot comprehend our joy, nor know the sweets of this fellowship with God and his Son. R1906:5
Not seeing their need of the great Physician, the worldly are not listening in that direction and do not hear his voice. R3915:2
For the uncontrite of heart to understand would mean that they would oppose God's plan the more and would come under greater responsibility themselves. R4599:2
"The wise shall understand (matters as they become due) but none of the wicked shall understand." (Dan. 12:10) R3947:1
"Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them (unbelievers) it is not given." (Matt. 13:11) R1063:3*, R1957:6
To whatever extent we lose the spirit of the Lord, to that extent we lose its illumination. R5100:2
Any, once sanctified and blessed, are sure to lose their interest in the deep things of God if they return to their "wallowing in the mire" of sin. R3213:5
Not those who fear man and the work of man, sectarian systems, creeds, etc. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Psa. 111:10) because it leads to sonship. R2208:3
That love him, that love his will and his way more than anybody else's. CR159:5; CR175:3
"Fear"--reverence. R4599:2, R4631:3, R4715:1, R5100:1; SM6:1
Honesty and sincerity lead to zeal to know and to do the will of the Father. R5522:2
He will shew them – And no others in the present time. A171
Otherwise it could not be understood. R4631:3
To understand it distinctly we must be in the right attitude of heart and abide under the shadow of the Almighty. CR159:6; CR175:3
His covenant – The Abrahamic covenant, that "all the families of the earth (shall) be blessed" in the seed of Abraham, The Christ. R2209:3; CR9:6; CR11:1
His covenant is to make it known to them. R1913:5, R3371:4
Whoever loses sight of this mystery shall cease to strive for it. R4535:5
To be in covenant relationship with God is to be in harmony with God; and to be called a son of God is a full measure of this. CR93:3, 4
To those worthy of heart, God revealed his Son. R4715:1
To such the Bible, as a telescope, will bring divine things into close view; and, as a microscope, magnifying the law of God in all the little affairs of life, will help us to bring every thought into subjection to the divine will. R2210:5
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15 Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah;
For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
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16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
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17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.
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18 Consider mine affliction and my travail;
And forgive all my sins.
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19 Consider mine enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
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20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
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21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for thee.
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| 22 Redeem Israel, O God, |
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