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| 1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips. |
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| 2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity. |
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| 3 Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word. |
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| 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent man2. |
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| 5 When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not. |
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| 6 I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O *God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech. |
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| 7 Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust in thee from those that rise up against them2. |
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| 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, |
Apple of the eye – The true Church, espoused to Christ. D29
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| 9 From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about. |
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| 10 They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly. |
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| 11 They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth. |
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| 12 He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places. |
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| 13 Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword; |
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| 14 From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children. |
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| 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. |
I shall be satisfied – It will more than compensate for all the little things you suffer and endure now. CR462:6
We will not attain full satisfaction until we experience our resurrection change. R4558:1, R4810:2, R1387:6
We may be content now, but we shall be satisfied only when we get those eternal verities of which we now have only the promise or hope. SM739:3
By faith we are satisfied and rest in hope--actually we shall be satisfied when we awake in his likeness. R3730:6
Nevertheless, there is a measure of satisfaction to our drinking, even in the present time. R4132:5
The prophets of past ages will likewise be satisfied when they awake with God's likeness as Adam had it. R613:2
When I awake – In the first resurrection. R1703:4, R2671:6
Death is a condition of unconsciousness, rest and quiet. R5059:6
With thy likeness – Christ in the likeness of the Father. T67
The Church in the likeness of its head, having the divine nature. T67; A222; E140; R4966:5; CR117:4
Mankind in the likeness of the man Jesus. E140
There are two likenesses spoken of in the Bible--the likeness of men and the likeness of God. R89:1
"It doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he shall be revealed, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is." (1 John 3:2) R4675:3; CR117:4
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