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Comfort in Trouble from recalling God's Mighty Deeds.
For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. |
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1 I will cry unto God with my voice,
Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.
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2 In the day of my trouble I sought Jehovah:
My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not;
My soul refused to be comforted.
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3 I remember God, and am disquieted:
I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. {Selah
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And my spirit – Ruach, mind, courage. E318
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4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching:
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
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5 I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
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6 I call to remembrance my song in the night:
I commune with mine own heart;
And my spirit maketh diligent search.
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And my spirit – Ruach, mind. E318
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7 Will Jehovah cast off for ever?
And will he be favorable no more?
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8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever?
Doth his promise fail for evermore?
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9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious?
Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? {Selah
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10 And I said, This is my infirmity;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.
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I will remember – Nothing is more encouraging to faith than to consider the Lord's past faithfulness to us and his promise that thus it shall be unto the end. R2163:5*
In Israel, the spirit of praise was cultivated by calling to mind and recounting what the Lord had done for them. R2031:6
So must the Christian continually call to mind the works of the Lord, especially his own individual experiences of the Lord's leading, care and deliverance. R2031:6
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11 I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah;
For I will remember thy wonders of old.
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12 I will meditate also upon all thy work,
And muse on thy doings.
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I will meditate – With a meek and prayerful spirit; not read carelessly. R2146:5*
Work . . . doings – Here the two great books of nature and revelation are pointed out as special themes for meditation. R1390:6
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13 Thy way, O God, is in the Holy:
Who is a great god like unto God?
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14 Thou art the God that doest wonders:
Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples.
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15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people,
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. {Selah
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With thine arm – The Lord Jesus. E47
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16 The waters saw thee, O God;
The waters saw thee, they were afraid:
The depths also trembled.
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17 The clouds poured out water;
The skies sent out a sound:
Thine arrows also went abroad.
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18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lightened the world:
The earth trembled and shook.
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Voice of thy thunder – Symbol of controversy. R576:6
Was in the heaven – In "the day of his preparation" (Nah. 2:3) for the blessings of mankind. R738:5
The lightnings – Diffusions of knowledge. R511:2
Not the brilliancy of the "Brain Age." A171; R738:5; HG346:5
Lightened the world – In "the day of his preparation" (Nah. 2:3) for the blessings of mankind. A171
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19 Thy way was in the sea,
And thy paths in the great waters,
And thy footsteps were not known.
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20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock,
By the hand of Moses and Aaron. |
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