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Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.
A Psalm of David. |
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1 Blessed be Jehovah my rock,
Who teacheth my hands to war,
And my fingers to fight:
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Fingers to fight – We should never go to battle without the assurance that the battle is the Lord's, nor should we forget that "Our weapons are not carnal weapons." (2 Cor. 10:4) R2015:3
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2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress,
My high tower, and my deliverer;
My shield, and he in whom I take refuge;
Who subdueth my people under me.
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3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
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4 Man is like to vanity:
His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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5 Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down:
Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
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6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;
Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
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Cast forth lightning – Diffusions of knowledge. R511:2
Shoot out thine arrows – Divine truth, slaughtering the hosts of error. R5493:6; CR164:4; SM440:1
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7 Stretch forth thy hand from above;
Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of aliens;
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8 Whose mouth speaketh deceit,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
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9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God:
Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
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10 Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings;
Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,
Whose mouth speaketh deceit,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
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Strange children – The Lord shall separate the false, or strange, children from the true, and will glorify the saintly ones. R4768:2
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12 When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth,
And our daughters as cornerstones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
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Corner stones – Corner pillars. R4768:4
Polished – Sculptured. R4768:4
The grace and beauty of the children of the Messiah will be marvelous, attaining to more than Adamic perfection. R4768:4
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13 When our garners are full, affording all manner of store,
And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
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Our streets – Your open pastures. R4768:4
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14 When our oxen are well laden;
When there is no breaking in, and no going forth,
And no outcry in our streets:
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No breaking in – No breach--no rupture of happy relationships. R4768:4
Nor going out – No migration, no more seeking for better or more happifying conditions. R4768:5
Even death shall be destroyed. R4768:4
No complaining – Discontent is now rapidly increasing with every added blessing of our wonderful day. R4768:5
Contentment will take the place of selfishness and discontent. R4768:5
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15 Happy is the people that is in such a case;
Yes, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah. |
Happy is that people – It is an ideal picture of the future and not of the past. R4768:1
That happy nation will acquire, additionally, a happy home and a worldwide paradise. Even human perfection could not bring happiness if calamities continued. R4768:2
Whose God is the LORD – Whose God is Jehovah. We need to correct our ideas and our theologies. R4768:5
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