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Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.
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For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith.
A Psalm of David. |
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1 O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger,
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Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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2 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away:
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O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
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3 My soul also is sore troubled:
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And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
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4 Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul:
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Deliver my soul – It is the soul, the being, which is destroyed. E361
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Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
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5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee:
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Is no remembrance – There is no consciousness in hell. E361; R4781:2, R552:6, R802:2*, R4363:4*; SM525:1; HG511:1
"The dead know not anything." (Eccl. 9:5) R754:4*
Death is the "land of forgetfulness." (Psa. 88:11) CR209:2; HG335:1
Therefore they can neither assent to, nor oppose, their awakening. R1509:5
Man's probation or trial must occur, not in death, but before the state of death has begun or after it has ended--in the resurrection. R909:3*, R915:6
Even from the human standpoint it would be a short time for each individual who would only have the few remaining years of life before the Kingdom. R3180:6
Thus, when our Lord was dead he could not preach and the dead of mankind could not hear. R4176:6
In the grave – Sheol, oblivion, death, not torment. E361; R828:6; HG216:2
Give thee thanks – The text manifestly refers to the pious. E361
Therefore the departed saints have not been praising the Lord after their death all during the past ages. R1881:5
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In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?
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6 I am weary with my groaning;
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Every night make I my bed to swim;
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I water my couch with my tears.
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7 Mine eye wasteth away because of grief;
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It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
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8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
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For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
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9 Jehovah hath heard my supplication;
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Jehovah will receive my prayer.
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10 All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled:
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| They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly. |
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