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| 1 [[A Prayer. David's.]] Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear–answer me, For, oppressed and needy, am I; |
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| 2 O guard my life, For, a man of lovingkindness, am I,–Save thy servant, O thou my God, [Thy servant] who trusteth in thee; |
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| 3 Show me favour, O My Lord, For, unto thee, do I cry, all the day; |
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| 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant, For, unto thee, O My Lord, my soul, do I lift. |
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| 5 For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee. |
Ready to forgive – Let your faith grow strong by meditation upon the promises. R5381:5*
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| 6 Give ear, O Yahweh, unto my prayer, And attend unto the voice of my supplications. |
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| 7 In the day of my distress, will I call upon thee, For thou wilt answer me. |
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| 8 There is none like unto thee, among the gods, O My Lord, And nothing like thy works. |
Among the gods – Elohim, mighty ones. E67
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| 9 All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name. |
Glorify thy name – "When thy judgments are made manifest." (Rev. 15:4) All will hail him as the infinitely wise one. R5430:4
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| 10 For great thou art, and doest wondrous things, Thou, O God, of thyself alone. |
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| 11 Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way, I will walk steadfastly in thy truth, My heart will rejoice to revere thy Name.
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| 12 I will give thee thanks, Adonay, my God, with all my heart, And will glorify thy Name unto times age-abiding. |
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| 13 For, thy lovingkindness, is great towards me, And thou hast rescued my soul from Hades beneath. |
Delivered my soul – Christ's soul. E365
From the lowest hell – Depth of sheol, oblivion. Peculiarly applicable to Jesus since he was liable to perpetual oblivion if not raised from the dead. E365
Margin, the grave. R2599:3
The gradual change of language has attached a totally different meaning to the word "hell" than it originally had-- the grave. PD29/41
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| 14 O God, the insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them. |
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| 15 But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness. |
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| 16 Turn thou unto me, and show me favour,–Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid. |
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| 17 Perform with me a token for good,–That they who hate me may see and be ashamed, In that, thou, Yahweh, hast helped me and comforted me. |
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