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| 1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite. Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me; |
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| 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer. |
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| 3 Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands; |
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| 4 If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;) |
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| 5 Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take it, and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah. |
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| 6 Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment. |
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| 7 And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high. |
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| 8 Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me. |
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| 9 Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous man; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God. |
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| 10 My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart. |
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| 11 God is a righteous judge, and a *God who is indignant all the day. |
God is angry – Righteous indignation against sin. R5603:1
Anger in itself is not sin. R5417:5
Inability to be angry under proper cause would imply imperfection. R3928:2
It would be improper for our Creator to refrain from righteous indignation where there is a just cause; just as it would be improper for him to be angry without a cause. R787:4
God is not so overbalanced in love that he cannot permit justice thoroughly to scourge the race of condemned sinners. R880:6
He tells us to be like him in our loves and hates--to hate sin and love righteousness. R1251:1
The force of character which permits of anger is the very same force which, otherwise directed, signifies intensity of love. R3928:2
If we feel that anger is proper for us we should use a great deal of discretion. "Be ye angry and sin not." (Eph. 4:26) R5417:5
If any walk after the flesh and not after the spirit such will proportionately lose the love of God. R3034:1
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| 12 If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready, |
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| 13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. |
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| 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood: |
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| 15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made. |
Fallen into the ditch – Those who dig pits for others are likely to fall therein themselves. R2503:4
Which he made – As illustrated by Haman and by those who caused Daniel to be cast into the lion's den. R2503:1 [There are 2 references. 1) is to Haman and Mordecai and 2) is to Daniel and his accusers. - site Editor]
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| 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate. |
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| 17 I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High. |
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