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| 1 [[To the chief Musician. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David,–who spake unto Yahweh the words of this song,–in the day when Yahweh had rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul; and he said:–]] I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength! |
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| 2 Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower. |
And the horn – Horns are symbols of power. T42
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| 3 As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh,–And, from my foes, was I saved. |
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| 4 The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid; |
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| 5 The meshes of hades, had surrounded me, The snares of death, had confronted me, |
The sorrows of hell – The bonds of Sheol, oblivion, the fear of death. E362
A figure in which trouble is represented as hastening one to the tomb. R2599:3
Prevented me – Seized me. E362
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| 6 In my distress, called I on Yahweh, And, unto my God, made outcry for help, He heard, out of his temple, my voice, And my outcry for help came before him–entered into his ears! |
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| 7 Then did the earth shake and quake, Even, the foundations of the mountains, were deeply moved, Yea they did shake, because he was angry. |
The earth shook – Verses 7 to 19 give a vivid description of the awful time of trouble. R5735:4
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| 8 There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it: |
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| 9 Then he stretched out the heaven, and came down,–and, thick gloom, was under his feet; |
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| 10 Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, and darted on the wings of the wind; |
He rode upon a cherub – Jehovah is frequently spoken of as dwelling between, or above, the cherubim. R529:6*
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| 11 Made darkness his hiding-place, Round about him–his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours. |
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| 12 Out of the brightness before him, his clouds rolled along, hail, and live coals of fire. |
And coals of fire – To batter down man's pride, selfishness, and prejudices, and consume these. B153
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| 13 Then did Yahweh thunder in the heavens, and the Highest uttered his voice,–hail, and live coals of fire. |
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| 14 And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them, yea, lightnings, he shot out, and confused them. |
Sent out his arrows – Divine truth slaughtering the hosts of error. R5493:6; CR164:4; SM51:T
See comments on Psalm 45:5
Shot out lightnings – Diffusions of knowledge. R511:2
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| 15 Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world,–At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. |
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| 16 He sent from on high, he took me,–he drew me out of many waters. |
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| 17 He rescued me from my foe, in his might, and from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me: |
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| 18 They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, Then became Yahweh my stay: |
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| 19 And brought me out, into a large place, he delivered me, because he delighted in me. |
Brought me – The David class, heirs of the Kingdom. R4242:6*
Large place – The place of freedom. R4243:1*
The place of justification and consecration--seated with Christ in heavenly places. R4243:2*
Delivered me – In two ways--deliverance out of the vexations and deliverance in the distresses. R4243:2*
Either by removal of difficulties, or by increased grace and ability to stand the trials. R4243:2*
Not as individuals, but as members of the Body of Christ. R4243:2*
Not necessarily from financial troubles, but he will give us peace and rest. R5218:1
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| 20 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me; |
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| 21 For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, and not broken away from my God; |
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| 22 For, all his regulations, were before me, and, his statutes, did I not put from me: |
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| 23 So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity. |
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| 24 Yahweh therefore repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands, before his eyes. |
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| 25 With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving,–With the blameless man, thou didst show thyself blameless; |
Shew thyself merciful – If we come to God's Word as reverent students, expecting to find therein the delineation of the character and plan of God, it will be revealed to us. R3337:1
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| 26 With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, But, with the perverse, thou didst show thyself ready to contend. |
With the pure – A person's idea concerning God is a fair index of his relation toward God. R139:6*
The froward – These can warp and twist the Scriptures to suit their own ideas. R3337:1
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| 27 For, as for thee, an oppressed people, thou didst save, but, looks that were lofty, layedst thou low; |
High looks – "A haughty spirit precedes a fall." (Prov 16:18) R3337:2
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| 28 For, thou, didst light up my lamp, Yahweh my God, enlightened my darkness; |
Enlighten my darkness – To those humble and faithful ones whom the Lord has been leading. R3337:4
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| 29 For, by thee, I ran through a troop, and, by my God, I leapt over a wall. |
By thee I have – "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Phil. 4:13) R2154:3
Through a troop – Of opposing enemies. R3337:5
Over a wall – Of bondage into the glorious liberty of a son of God. R3337:5
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| 30 As for GOD, blameless is his way, The speech of Yahweh hath been proved, A shield, he is to all who seek refuge in him. |
As for God, his way – God's way is his plan or purpose, that which he purposes to accomplish, and which is steadily working out. R3336:3
Is perfect – Just, merciful, wise, benevolent, practicable and sure of a glorious termination. R3337:5
Nothing short of perfection can find favor in the eyes of God. R1610:2
God created man perfect, in his own image or likeness, not in the image and likeness of a monkey. CR208:6*
But we received our lives from our parents, and so on back to father Adam. Our first parents sinned, and thus the curse of death came upon the race. HG650:2
Our blemishes came to us from our parents, not from God. R2285:1
Therefore God is not the author of sin. R1225:2, R1782:4
Therefore we are to be so fully in accord with God's arrangements that we will not be disturbed or distressed by the fact that some will go into the Great Company and that others will go into the Second Death. Q498:7
Is tried – When fully understood it will stand the test of every argument that could be formed against it as to its justice, wisdom and benevolence. R3337:5
He is a buckler – A defense. R3337:5
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| 31 For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, save our God? |
For who is God – Who is mighty. R3337:5
Who is a rock – A safe anchorage to our souls. R3337:5
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| 32 The GOD who girded me with strength, and set forth, as blameless, my way: |
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| 33 Planting my feet like hinds' [feet], yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand: |
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| 34 Teaching my hands to war,–so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms. |
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| 35 Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation,–and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great. |
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| 36 Thou didst widen my stepping-places under me, so that, mine ankles, faltered not. |
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| 37 I pursued my foes, and overtook them, and returned not, till they were consumed: |
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| 38 I crushed them, and they were unable to rise, They fell under my feet. |
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| 39 Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, Thou subduedst mine assailants under me. |
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| 40 As for my foes, thou didst give me their neck, and, as for them who hated me, I destroyed them. |
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| 41 They cried out, but there was none to save, unto Yahweh, but he answered them not. |
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| 42 Then did I beat them in pieces, like dust on the face of the wind. Like the mire in the lanes, did I scatter them. |
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| 43 Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people,–didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me: |
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| 44 At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me: |
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| 45 The sons of the foreigner, lost heart, and came quaking out of their fortresses. |
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| 46 Yahweh liveth and, blessed, be my Rock, yea, exalted, be the God of my salvation: |
The LORD liveth – Securely anchored in him, we may trust and not be afraid. R3337:5
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| 47 The GOD, who hath avenged me,–and subjugated peoples under me: |
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| 48 Who hath delivered me from my foes,–Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me. |
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| 49 For this cause, will I praise thee among the nations, O Yahweh, and, to thy Name, will I sweep the strings:– |
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| 50 Who hath made great the victories of his King,–and shown lovingkindness to his Anointed One, To David and to his Seed, Unto times age-abiding. |
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