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| To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. |
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| 1 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. |
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| 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. |
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| 3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. |
And my spirit – Ruach, mind, courage. E318
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| 4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: 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 made diligent search. |
And my spirit – Ruach, mind. E318
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| 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? |
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| 8 Is his mercy 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. |
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 remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. |
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| 12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. |
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 sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
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| 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people. |
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| 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. |
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 were troubled. |
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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 heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. |
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 is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are 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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